Month: December 2020

Aledo Mayor Chris Hagloch seeking another term in office. He was nominated to run again at this week’s Citizens Party caucus. Hagloch is running for a third term. City Council candidates running on the Citizens [FULL STORY]

The City of Aledo is currently working on a community branding project. After a public request for proposal process, Haven Creative Agency was selected as the community branding agency to complete the first phase of [FULL STORY]

Messiah Lutheran Church in Aledo will hold its annual Community Christmas Dinner on Christmas Day, December 25th. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the church will be unable to serve guests in their dining room this [FULL STORY]

Two Mercer County High School programs participating in the IHSA holiday TikTok challenge. The girls basketball team put something together late last week says seniors Bella Cuellar and Madi Finch.   The Mercer County High [FULL STORY]

The Mercer County High School music theory class doing another concert. This year, the class’s performance will be live-streamed and the featured artist is Billy Joel says music teacher Rusty Ruggles.   The performance can [FULL STORY]

Construction underway on an elevator project at the Mercer County Courthouse. Work began Monday and the Mercer County Board learned this week that an aggressive schedule is in place with hopes of a completion date [FULL STORY]

The Mercer County Board elects a new chairman. Josh Frieden of New Boston takes over the post. Frieden replaces Carlos Sarabasa of Aledo, who did not seek re-election to the board last month. Steve Moreland [FULL STORY]

The Mercer County Health Department (MCHD) on Monday reported another COVID-19 related death, a man in his 70s. This brings the total number of Mercer County deaths to fifteen. Mercer County has also experienced another [FULL STORY]