Could e-learning be used to combat missed school days due to harsh winter weather? Local State Rep. Dan Swanson says it’s a concept worth considering, but rural areas need more reliable internet service before that idea can ever get off…
NATIONAL WEATHER ISSUES WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM CST WEDNESDAY… * WHAT…Snow and mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 5 inches, highest west of the Mississippi River. Ice accumulations…
Construction on a new library is moving along in Aledo. The project should be finished by April says Catherine Worsley with the Mercer Carnegie Library. The new library will be called the Edwards River Public Library and will continue to…
Blood supplies are running low this winter due to the harsh weather and local donors have a chance to give this week. Even the government shutdown also impacted blood supplies says Joe Zydlo with the American Red Cross. The next…
The group Mercer County: Better Together putting out some impressive numbers. They provided an update to the Mercer County Board last week. Viola Mayor Kirk Doonan has been involved in the process since 2015 and he says work will continue…
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ISSUING WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT… * WHAT…Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 3 to 5 inches expected. * WHERE…Portions of east central and northeast Iowa and northwest…
The Orion Chargers wrapped up the Three Rivers Confrence West Division championship by beating Riverdale 52-45 Friday night. Rockridge topped Sherrard on Senior night 51-34 and the Mercer County Golden Eagles dropped a Lincoln Trail Conference match-up to Princeville 48-34.…
An Orion High School senior lands a Western Illinois University Centennial Honors Scholarship. Camden Sellers will receive $10,000 per year under the program. High school students with an ACT score of 30 or higher (or SAT equivalent of 1360), and…
Local State Rep. Mike Halpin is hosting Town Hall meeting in lower Rock Island County later this month. The event will be Friday, February 22nd at 1 p.m. at Andalusia Village Hall. Halpin says he will offer his plans for…
Western Illinois Congresswoman Cheri Bustos says trade, not immigration, is the emergency that President Trump needs to take on. Bustos on Thursday told MSNBC that the president shouldn’t be declaring a national emergency to build a border wall. She says…
