Over $170,000 worth of veterinary and boarding costs introduced as evidence in a Mercer County animal cruelty case. That was part Mercer County State’s Attorney Grace Simpson motion for a security bond. The matter involves 59-year-old Karen Plambeck and the…
The Mercer County unemployment rate at 3.4 percent. The number is for August and compares to 4.4 percent during the same period a year ago. Unemployment is also lower year over year in Henry, Knox, Rock Island and Warren counties…
The Sherrard FFA horse judging team wins the Illinois State FFA Horse Evaluation CDE (Career Development Event). The competition was held Sept. 17 at Black Hawk East, Kewanee – against 57 other Illinois schools. By winning state, the team now…
Those interested in running for a local school board can begin circulating petitions now. Petitions must be turned in by December 19. School board elections are April 14. Contact your local school district office or county clerk for petition information.…
Mercer County School District enrollment at 1,291, which is up from last year. Numbers were shared at Wednesday night’s Unit 404 Board of Education meeting says Superintendent Scott Petrie. The high school enrollment this school year is 405.
The Aledo City Council approves the sale of an industrial park lot to a growing business. The transaction was announced this week says Aledo Mayor Chris Hagloch and concerns Skinner Landscaping. Skinner will also continue to lease two other industrial…
A New Windsor woman receives a four-year prison term for residential burglary. 40-year-old Alicia Ferguson was sentenced Tuesday afternoon in Mercer County Circuit Court after being found guilty of the Class 1 felony during a July jury trial. She was…
A Sherrard man accused of shooting and injuring a neighbor’s dog with a pellet gun has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count. 57-year-old Michael Elsbury was originally facing a Class 4 felony count in the April 2021 case near the…
The Aledo City Council has turned down TIF funding for the old hospital. The action taken Monday night says Mayor Chris Hagloch. The owners of the property, which serves as an apartment complex, were seeking just over $39,000.
Two resignations within the Aledo Police Department are unrelated to the matter involving Police Chief Chris Sullivan. Police Committee Chairman and Alderman Mike Chausse says the city still has full police coverage 24-hours a day, seven days a week. He…
