Month: April 2021

The Aledo City Council set to act on a residential development agreement. The property involves the Sponsler Manor Third Addition on the northeast part of town, which was the subject of a special committee meeting [FULL STORY]

The Blue Kids are back. It’s a campaign for the Mercer County Family Crisis Center during April, which recognizes Child Abuse Prevention Month says the agency’s Marla Reynolds. The Blue Kids are then used on [FULL STORY]

The Mercer County unemployment rate at 6.7 percent. The number is for February and compares to a 5.6 percent figure that was recorded the same period a year ago.  Unemployment is also higher from year [FULL STORY]

Tuesday’s consolidated election in Mercer County features several contested races in Keithsburg and Joy. In Keithsburg, incumbent Mayor Allen Henshaw is being challenged by former City Clerk Sharon Reason. There are also six candidates running [FULL STORY]

Plenty of interest in the one dose Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine in Mercer County. Two clinics were scheduled and spots quickly filled up says Mercer County Health Dept. administrator Carla Ewing, who spoke with [FULL STORY]