Year: 2020

Bond has been set at $400,000 for a rural New Boston man arrested on a Class X felony of methamphetamine delivery. 52 year old Lester Ward is also facing a Class 3 felony of felon [FULL STORY]

One of Mercer County’s newest businesses is off to a good start. Owner Jill Dennison Henry opened Western Illinois Pet Cremation last fall and they’ve already provided services to pet owners beyond Mercer County.   [FULL STORY]

A new session of the Highway Construction Careers Training Program (HCCTP) at Black Hawk College will begin Monday, March 2. The 13-week program aims to increase the number of minorities, women and disadvantaged individuals working [FULL STORY]

An Aledo man found in contempt of court last fall has now submitted a $1.4 million bill to Mercer County Circuit Court. 43 year old Michael Paladino is calling the three-page itemized list “incarceration damages.” [FULL STORY]

Mercer County High School trade students embarking on an impressive car project in the New Year. It involves a complete rebuild of a 1970’s El Camino says agriculture teacher Aaron Heartt.   An initial meeting [FULL STORY]

One of the legislative priorities for local State Representative Dan Swanson in the New Year is Medicaid reimbursement for mental health services. He says that issue was brought to his attention by Carla Ewing and [FULL STORY]

Will downtown Aledo get a significant boost in 2020? Five properties have been acquired in the last year by former Aledo resident W.J. Albertson—the former Aledo Meat Market, Hall’s Shoes, and Appleton Law Office storefronts [FULL STORY]