Fred Rooth, the former Mercer County Board member that was severely beaten during a home invasion in May of 2017, has died. Rooth passed away on Tuesday, July 3, at Genesis Senior Living, Aledo. While he recovered from his injuries,…
Legendary ag broadcaster Max Armstrong will be in town next week to preside over the Mercer County Youth Livestock Auction. Organizer Mike Peterson says the auction is next Friday, July 13th at 6 p.m. The event is celebrating 25 years.
A Monmouth man receives a three-year prison term for a Christmas Day methamphetamine charge in Mercer County. 31 year old Justin Majors was sentenced Tuesday on the Class 2 felony. A Mercer County jury found him guilty in late April…
Rock Island County authorities have released the identities of two men killed by a falling tree branch on the lawn of the Rock Island County Courthouse. The deceased–61 year old Daniel Mendoza Sr. of Rock Island and 72 year old…
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…
