Month: July 2021

The Mercer County School Board had a lengthy discussion about the district’s Return To Learn plan for the upcoming school year at Wednesday night’s meeting.  Superintendent Scott Petrie says the plan right now is to [FULL STORY]

Mercer County Sheriff Deputies made a high speed arrest Tuesday evening. According to the media release, 20-year-old Kyle O’Toole of Aledo was traveling about a mile south of Aledo on Route 94, near 70th Avenue, [FULL STORY]

Local State Rep. Dan Swanson says local schools should make the final decision on masks entering the new school year. He believes it should remain a local control issue. The governor announced late last week [FULL STORY]

The Aledo City Council has approved another downtown TIF project. The latest involves the MJH Engineering storefront along Main Street says Mayor Chris Hagloch. The city’s TIF contribution toward the MJH Engineering storefront project is [FULL STORY]

The Aledo City Council provided some clarification regarding side-by-side stickers in town. Those city residents that operate a UTV or golf cart only within city limits need just a city sticker at this time says [FULL STORY]

Mercer County Sheriff’s Deputies respond to a weekend call of an individual waving knives and threatening people in Keithsburg. Officers were dispatched Saturday and upon arrival 25-year-old Dameron Mason was located carrying two knives. He [FULL STORY]