Year: 2021

John Deere is looking to hire more people. The company is advertising for a job fair next Monday. Deere is looking for people to work at its parts warehouse in Milan, and starting pay is [FULL STORY]

The reward has been increased for information leading to the arrest of a Quad Cities man charged with gunning down a Sherrard teen late last year. 16-year-old Dylan McAlester was killed in mid-December in Rock [FULL STORY]

Mercer County residents can continue to access the COVID vaccine at the Mercer County Health Department, but in July there will be some outreach throughout the county says administrator Carla Ewing. You can call 582-3759 [FULL STORY]

The Mercer County Sheriff’s Department announcing the arrest of a Matherville woman on two outstanding warrants. A press release indicates 30-year-old Erica E. Sandusky was taken into custody on Friday by Mercer County Sheriff’s Deputies. [FULL STORY]

Local State Senator Win Stoller swings through Aledo this week. He spoke with WRMJ Thursday. Among the subjects discussed—extended unemployment benefits. That extra $300. Some states are terminating that, but Governor Pritzker will not. Stoller [FULL STORY]

It’s full speed ahead for the 2021 Farm Progress Show in Decatur. The show promoter lives in the United School District and Matt Jungmann is ready for an in-person event after the virtual presence last [FULL STORY]