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Bettye C. Leonhart – Services 5/7/22

May 4, 2022 Cynthia Stoner

Bettye C. Leonhart, 91 of Aledo, formerly of Viola, died Monday, May 2, 2022, at Brookstone Assisted Living. Funeral services will be 12 p.m., Saturday, May 7, at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. Visitation is prior [FULL STORY]

Darlene M. Pearson – Graveside Services 5/9/22

May 3, 2022 Cynthia Stoner

Darlene M. Pearson, 96 of Aledo, Illinois died Tuesday, May 3, 2022 at Genesis Medical Center, Aledo. Graveside services will be 10 a.m., Monday, May 9, at Reynolds Cemetery, Reynolds, Illinois. Memorials may be directed [FULL STORY]

Nicholas ‘Nick’ Donald Weist – Memorial Service 5/7/22

May 2, 2022 Cynthia Stoner

Nicholas “Nick” Donald Weist, 34 of Viola, Illinois, died Friday, April 29, 2022, in the line of duty. A memorial service, open to the public, will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, May 7, at [FULL STORY]

Barbara J. DeShane – Services 5/3/22

April 29, 2022 Cynthia Stoner

Barbara J. DeShane, 84 of New Boston, formerly of Viola, died Thursday, April 28, 2022, at her daughter’s home with her family at her side. Funeral services will be 10 a.m., Tuesday, May 3, at [FULL STORY]

Nadine Liby – Services 5/3/22

April 29, 2022 Cynthia Stoner

Nadine Liby, 89 of Aledo, died April 28, 2022, at Aledo Healthcare and Rehab. Funeral services will be 2 p.m., Tuesday, May 3, with visitation from 1 to 2 p.m. at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. [FULL STORY]

Business Spotlight – Aledo Flower Shop

April 26, 2022 Cynthia Stoner

Today on WRMJ’s spring edition of the Business Spotlight John Hoscheidt will talk with the owner of the Aledo Flower Shop, Rhonda Whitney. They will talk about how she decided to buy the business one [FULL STORY]

Veterans Service Officer Returns To VAC Office In Aledo

March 8, 2022 Cynthia Stoner

Attention all vets! Veterans Service Officer Steven R. Birdett of the Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs has resumed an office presence every first and third Thursday of the month at the Mercer County Veterans Assistance [FULL STORY]

MC Housing Authority Taking Voucher Program Applications

March 1, 2022 Cynthia Stoner

The Mercer County Housing Authority is now taking applications for its Section 8 housing Choice Voucher Program Waiting List. The Section 8 Housing Voucher program provides rental assistance for low-income families who qualify by meeting [FULL STORY]

Aledo Electronics & Paint Collection Site

February 26, 2021 Cynthia Stoner

Do you have electronics or latex paint you want to get rid of safely? Stop by the City of Aledo Street Department Garage at 309 E. Main Street on the first and third Thursday of [FULL STORY]

Viola Public Library Open Normal Hours In New Building

July 1, 2020 Cynthia Stoner

Viola Public Library District has moved to the new building at 1701 17th Street and is currently open Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to noon and 2 to 6 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m. to noon [FULL STORY]