U-Haul Company of Illinois, Inc. is pleased to announce that Huffman’s Farm & Home has signed on as a U-Haul neighborhood dealer to serve the Mercer County area. Huffman’s, located at 2201 SE 3rd Street Aledo will offer U-Haul trucks,…
The Mercer County Clerk’s office has finalized the ballot for the April 4th election. There are five contested races for mayor and village president positions throughout the county. In Aledo, incumbent Chris Hagloch is being challenged by Ryan Maynard. In…
The attorney representing a violent Mercer County sex offender has asked for a continuance in the latest legal matter. Mark Cyr says he needs more time to review Bloomington, Illinois police reports, where his client–Darin Brock was arrested in January…
Longtime assistant Scott Monson has been named head football coach at Sherrard High School. The Sherrard School Board approved the hire Monday night. Monson is a social studies teacher at the school. The Unit 200 Board of Education also made…
An evening of listening to community priorities and learning about community expectations has been scheduled for Tuesday, March 7th by the Mercer County Board of Education. The Community Discussion will be built around a structured, yet informal, give-and-take between school…
Mercer County High School senior Dalton Line wins at the Illinois Beef Expo. He showed the grand champion steer on Sunday at the Illinois State Fairgrounds. Line will show “Wacky Wade” every weekend in March and has his sights on…
Illinois is launching its first ever Life Skills Reentry Center in Kewanee to help inmates nearing release transition more easily to life outside of prison. The facility will prepare inmates by teaching them skills like using technology, applying for jobs and managing…
Plans are being made for the 2017 Relay For Life of Mercer County this summer. A kick-off event is set for later this week says organizer Melissa Matlick. The actual Relay For Life of Mercer County is June 24th from…
The Rockridge National Honor Society has a little fun over the weekend and also raises money for an important cause. Senior Ashley Minyard was involved in the effort. Minyard is hoping the Rockridge NHS can do the Lip Sync Battle…
The Mercer County Sheriff’s Department announces another meth arrest. The latest one occurring Saturday. Trevor Shoemaker of New Boston was taken into custody by Mercer County Sheriff’s Deputies. He was charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, unlawful…
