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Leaders Meet As Ambulance Service Deadline Nears

A meeting was held yesterday to talk about the critical need for ambulance service in the area. The Fire Protection Districts of Aledo, Greene, Joy, Seaton, and the City of Keithsburg jointly contract with Genesis Ambulance for emergency ambulance service.…

Summer Type Temps Return This Weekend

Pushing 90 this weekend and very little rain in the short-erm forecast for the WRMJ listening area. Alex Gibbs is a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in the Quad Cities. He spoke with WRMJ early Thursday morning.

Healthy Living Fair Part Of Thursday’s Main Street Farmers Market

The Mercer County Health Department and Aledo Main Street teaming up for an event Thursday. Details from the health department’s Melissa Hajostek and Hannah Garrett Again, the Healthy Living Fair coincides with Thursday’s Main Street Farmers Market from 4 to…

The Day Lincoln Platted New Boston; Anniversary This Weekend

This Saturday is an important anniversary for New Boston. On Sept. 30 in 1834, Abraham Lincoln finished surveying and platting the town. Christian McWhirter is a Lincoln Historian with the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield. Lincoln was…

Appeal Filed In Mercer County Motorsports Rezoning

Another development concerning the ongoing debate involving a motorsports park in Mercer County. An appeal has been filed challenging the rezoning of the property says Mercer County State’s Attorney Grace Simpson. The matter involves Mercer County Motorsports—located west of Matherville.…

$110,000 Grant Funds Creative Arts Projects Across Mercer County; Money From Looser-Flake Foundation

The Looser-Flake Foundation has distributed more than $110,000 in new grants across Mercer County, IL. With a focus on creative arts, these grants are making an immediate impact on communities in the region. In Aledo, the funds have already supported…

Sherrard Elementary Expansion On Schedule

The Sherrard Elementary School expansion still on target for a January occupation. An update from Sherrard School District Superintendent Carl Johnson. Ground was broken on the 14,750 square foot expansion last March.

Local Ambulance Coverage Continues To Receive Attention

More ambulance talk in Mercer County this week. The Mercer County Ambulance Committee will meet Thursday. They have received zero bids for a new ambulance contract that begins on Jan. 1. Coverage involves the fire protection districts of Aledo, Greene…

Iowa Woman Charged In New Boston Area Residential Burglary Investigation Returns To Court In October

Probable cause has been found in an Iowa woman’s case charged with four counts of residential burglary and one count of theft in Mercer County. 55-year-old Paula Harris of Wilton appeared in Mercer County Circuit Court on Monday for a…