Year: 2021

Mercer County 911 calls are on the rise and Sheriff Dusty Terrill is evaluating the numbers. He provided an update to the Mercer County Board this week.   Terrill says there are eight full-time telecommunicators [FULL STORY]

One of the main questions regarding the COVID vaccine is when can vulnerable populations like those with underlying health conditions or the elderly receive it? Currently, Mercer County Health Department Administrator Carla Ewing says the [FULL STORY]

Several Illinois utility companies, including Ameren Illinois, have volunteered extra protection for vulnerable residents this year. Ameren Illinois along with ComEd, Liberty Utilities, Nicor, North Shore and Peoples Gas declared they would cease disconnections to [FULL STORY]

The elevator project at the Mercer County Courthouse will likely take at least until mid-February to finish. The Mercer County Board received an update Tuesday night.   Public Building Commission Chairman Montie Schell says the [FULL STORY]

A local farm couple making the most of an ag tourism opportunity. Kate and Jason Danner are dedicating two-and-a-half acres of their operation to flowers and they’re calling it Danndee Flowers. Kate, a 2007 Aledo [FULL STORY]

A personnel move being made within the Aledo Police Department. The Aledo City Council approved the full-time hiring of Scott Waldrup this week. He had been working as a part-time officer says Aledo Police Chief [FULL STORY]

The Mercer County Health Department reporting one additional COVID-19 related death, a woman in her 90s. This brings the total number of Mercer County deaths to twenty-six. Mercer County has also experienced ten new cases [FULL STORY]