Month: March 2022

A newcomer will be elected Mercer County Clerk in November. Incumbent Sara Blaser is not seeking re-election. Two candidates have filed for the June 28 primary—Brian Gerber on the Republican ticket and Harry Cleaveland is [FULL STORY]

Mercer County has been issued a final property assessment equalization factor of 1.0000, according to David Harris, Director of the Illinois Department of Revenue. The property assessment equalization factor, often called the “multiplier”, is the [FULL STORY]

A Quad Cities man arrested on a $300,000 residential burglary warrant. 49-year-old Michael Dehaven of Rock Island was extradited from the Rock Island County Jail on Monday, according to a Mercer County Sheriff’s Dept. press [FULL STORY]

Supplies are running low and donors needed for the next Mercer County American Red Cross Blood Draw. Organizer Mary Flint says the draw is from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, at the Mercer County [FULL STORY]

Rockridge School Board President Nathan Faith is resigning. Also stepping down from the Unit 300 Board of Education is Erin Bell. Their resignations are listed on Monday night’s regular school board meeting agenda. Also on [FULL STORY]

Mercer County Sheriff Dusty Terrill releasing information on monitoring registered sex offenders and violent offenders. Every year the office conducts an address verification of those individuals. The Mercer County Sheriff’s Dept. is responsible for keeping [FULL STORY]