
Mercer County Sheriff’s Deputies make a methamphetamine arrest in the Viola area this holiday week. 28 year old Chelsey Lira of Davenport was arrested Monday in the Viola area. She was charged with possession of meth with intent to deliver.…
The Dr. Charles Ford Frog Race is back for its 28th year on the 4th of July. An Aledo tradition, Exchange Club member Doyce Hiscocks explains what the event is about. Hiscocks also talks about what this event does for…
A number of Fourth of July traditions in Aledo on Wednesday. The day starts with the Dr. Ford Frog Race followed by the Mercer County Community Band—all at Aledo Central Park says Community Band Director Rusty Ruggles. The day ends…
The Mercer County Board scheduled to act on a gun sanctuary resolution this week. The item is on Thursday’s agenda and is the idea of Brian Anseeuw of New Windsor. Anseeuw brought up the resolution at the May county board…
Western Illinois Congresswoman Cheri Bustos longest job was that of a reporter. She was asked about last week’s shooting that killed five people in an Annapolis, Maryland newsroom. Bustos was in Aledo last Friday for a Mercer County Democratic Party…