Month: May 2021

The Edwards River Public Library promoting a summer reading program. There will also be three special events during June says the library’s Angela Hudson. The library hours are Monday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Tuesday [FULL STORY]

A downtown Aledo open house event planned for later this month. Aledo Main Street executive director Dana Murphy says the downtown Aledo open house event will be from 3-to-7 p.m. Friday, May 21.

The Mercer County Schools Excellence in Education Foundation seeking support and a couple of new board members. An update from the foundation’s Vic Johnson. You can find a link for a foundation brochure by clicking [FULL STORY]

The Sherrard School Board has begun the process of finding a replacement for superintendent Alan Boucher. He is retiring at the end of next school year. Boucher is finishing his sixth year as Sherrard superintendent.

WRMJ News Director Jim Taylor visited with Lois Retherford Saturday morning. She was out assisting with the Mercer County Honor Marker Project at the Sugar Grove Cemetery north of Aledo. The Hamlet Handy Helpers 4-H [FULL STORY]

Another longtime employee of the Mercer County Sheriff’s Department is retiring. Chief Deputy Brian Evins is spending his last week on the job. His career spanned 30 years with the department says Sheriff Dusty Terrill. [FULL STORY]

Interested in a career in law enforcement? Illinois Conservation Police are hiring. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is looking for those interested in combining their love of the outdoors with their commitment to public [FULL STORY]