Year: 2020

The Aledo American Legion, Mercer County VFW and New Boston Fire Department will host a 9-11 ceremony this week. The event is Friday says Aledo American Legion Post Commander Doug Ramer.   The New Boston [FULL STORY]

LIHEAP assistance will be available early this fall thanks to the COVID pandemic. Community Action distributes Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program funding, or LIHEAP. Executive Director Alison Rumler-Gomez indicates the CARES Act contained extra [FULL STORY]

For the first time in 10 years, new student enrollment at Western Illinois University has increased. The number of new freshmen enrolling at Western this fall stands at 1,064, 18.9 percent over Fall 2019, while [FULL STORY]

2020 has been a challenging fiscal year for the City of Aledo. Much of that is the result of the pandemic. Budget talks will soon begin for the new fiscal year, which begins January 1 [FULL STORY]

The Mercer County Health Department (MCHD) on Tuesday announced six additional confirmed cases of COVID-19. This brings the county’s total to 114 cases. The latest cases include: one male in his 60s, one male in [FULL STORY]