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New Windsor Man’s Child Porn Case Continued To March

January 12, 2021 Ty Taylor

A New Windsor man continues to await trial in a child porn case. 60 year old James Pierson remains in custody on $500,000 bond. He faces three Class X felonies stemming from his arrest last [FULL STORY]

Aledo City Council Supports 41-Lot Residential Development

January 12, 2021 Ty Taylor

A developer wants to move forward with a 41-lot residential development in Aledo. It’s called Sponsler Manor Third Addition and was the subject of an Aledo City Council committee meeting this week. Mayor Chris Hagloch [FULL STORY]

Latest Mercer County COVID Update; 39 New Positives

January 11, 2021 Ty Taylor

The Mercer County Health Department is reporting another 39 confirmed cases of COVID-19. This brings the county’s total to 1,138 cases since reporting began. At this time there are 60 individuals isolating at home and [FULL STORY]

Davenport Man’s Sex Assault Case Continued To April 19 In Mercer County Court

January 11, 2021 Ty Taylor

A final pre-trial conference has been set for later this year for a Davenport man charged in Mercer County with three Class X felony counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child. 35 year [FULL STORY]

Mercer County Ag Program Gets Two Newcomers From WIU

January 11, 2021 Ty Taylor

A good connection between the Mercer County School District and Western Illinois University. An expanding ag program will lead to two new hires in the fall following the retirement of long time ag teacher Mike [FULL STORY]

Prison Report Date Extended To April For Former Local Bank Officer

January 11, 2021 Ty Taylor

For a fourth time, former Country Bank executive Dana Frye’s report date to prison has been extended. He was originally scheduled to turn himself into the Federal Bureau of Prisons back on April 13th, but [FULL STORY]

40-Degree Temps This Week

January 11, 2021 Ty Taylor

Moderate and mild temperatures will be the rule this week. And also a pretty quiet weather pattern. That’s meteorologist Peter Speck with the National Weather Service in the Quad Cities. He spoke with WRMJ Monday [FULL STORY]

Housing, Home Kitchens & Neighborhood Vehicle Registration Getting Committee Meeting Attention Monday In Aledo

January 9, 2021 Ty Taylor

The Aledo City Council has called a couple of committee meetings for next week. The Public Property, Streets & Sidewalks Committee will discuss Sponsler Manor Third Addition, a subject that was brought up at last [FULL STORY]

New Tool For Mercer County; Tourism Website Debuts This Week

January 8, 2021 Ty Taylor

A new Mercer County tourism website is now live. It’s called Visit MERCO says Mercer County Economic Development Coordinator Kasi Henshaw. Find the site at visitmerco.com.

Mercer County Sheriff’s Dept. Make Two Sex Crime Arrests

January 8, 2021 Ty Taylor

The Mercer County Sheriff’s Department announcing two arrests during the overnight hours. Deputies served an arrest warrant on 42 year old David Lee Richardson of Viola for predatory criminal sexual assault. He is in custody [FULL STORY]