New Mercer County Sheriff Dusty Terrill has been sworn in and has already announced some staffing changes at the sheriff’s department. Mercer County Treasurer Bev Lower and Mercer County Clerk Sara Blaser were also sworn in Monday morning. Both were…
The City of Aledo still holding out hope for the Button Building. The property continues to deteriorate and significant issues and impacting the roof says Mayor Chris Hagloch. At one time the city was considering an incubator project for the…
The passing of President George H.W. Bush over the weekend is particularly bittersweet for members of the Monmouth College Class of 2000. On the afternoon of May 14th, 2000, President Bush delivered the commencement address before record numbers of news…
New Mercer County Sheriff Dusty Terrill will be sworn in Monday morning at 8:30 a.m. at the Mercer County Courthouse. Terrill defeated incumbent Dave Staley 3801 to 3238 last month. Meanwhile, Sara Blaser will also be sworn in Monday morning.…
School board packets are now available for those interested in running in local school districts. Three seats are open in the Mercer County, Sherrard and Rockridge School Districts. Nominating petitions must be filed in the county clerk’s office December 10th…
The Rockridge Rockets got a 70-41 win on the road at Mercer County High School last night. Rockridge was led by Riley Fetterer with 20 points and freshman Nate Henry added 14 off the bench. The Rockets improved to 3-2…
The latest segment of Jim & Brian Talking High School Sports on the Radio delves into the IHSA by-law amendment that will be voted on by member schools in December calling for district scheduling for football. Each school gets one…
Western Illinois Congresswoman Cheri Bustos getting a big promotion. Democrats picked her to run the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. That means she will be in charge of getting Democrats across the country elected to congress. Bustos says her strategy is…
The 2012 (3rd place state) and 2013 (2nd place state) Mercer County wrestling teams and Darin Blaser (Aledo Class of 2007) and Mick Michael (Westmer Class of 1968) win induction into the Mercer County High School Hall of Fame. The…
There is a new business owner in Mercer County. J.C. Shoemyer of J.C. Auto & Truck Parts in Monroe City, Missouri has purchased Brad’s Used Parts Megacenter just outside of Viola. Although Brad’s Used Parts Megacenter is under new ownership,…
