Month: April 2026

MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center is now offering a program designed to help older adults who are experiencing symptoms of depression, anxiety, or other mental challenges often associated with aging. Senior Life Solutions offers outpatient [FULL STORY]

The Henderson County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a missing Oquawka man. Alan Stanley was last seen on April 12 walking from a home in Oquawka with fishing poles. The 33-year-old is described as a [FULL STORY]

Mercer County High School’s music theory class is putting on its spring concert on Wednesday night. The class produces two concerts each school year, with each kid in the class performing one song that fits [FULL STORY]

A Rock Island Arsenal firefighter was sentenced in Mercer County Circuit Court on Monday in connection with a December 2023 battery in the parking lot of Sherrard Elementary School. 41-year-old Timothy Weller of Coal Valley [FULL STORY]

The city of Aledo has set dates for its annual bulk trash clean-up event after announcing it was postponed last week due to a transition of the city’s trash vendor. The dates for the Summer [FULL STORY]