
Blood supplies continue to run low in the region and the next Mercer County American Red Cross Blood Draw is Tuesday from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Mercer County VFW. Laura McGuire is with Red Cross Illinois. Walk-ins…
The Sherrard School Board and the Sherrard Education Association announcing ratification of a three-year labor agreement pending approval of the Teacher’s Retirement System. Unit 200 Superintendent Alan Boucher says the agreement includes a cost of living raise of two-percent each…
A gun-rights group and a gun-control coalition are reacting to a growing number of so-called gun sanctuary counties in Illinois. And Mercer County is one of those counties. The Belleville News-Democrat reports 26 of Illinois’ 102 counties now have some…