Genesis Medical Center in Aledo has added a tele-health station at their specialty clinic. Administrator Ted Rogalski says this has been a nice addition so patients won’t have to travel as much. Rogalski also says their walk-in clinic will conduct…
Sunflower season is here. Kate Danner and her husband Jason have started Dandee Flowers on their family farm, west of Aledo. The grand opening is this weekend. Dandee Flowers is open Saturdays and Sundays 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. starting…
The Mercer County School Board had a lengthy discussion about the district’s Return To Learn plan for the upcoming school year at Wednesday night’s meeting. Superintendent Scott Petrie says the plan right now is to make the start of the…
The number of new persons receiving a Covid-19 vaccine in Mercer County has slowed considerably. Genesis Medical Center in Aledo’s administrator Ted Rogalski said they aren’t seeing many new people getting vaccinated. Rogalski said if people still have concerns about…
The Rock Island County Fair is off to a good start after taking a year off. New fair board president Lauren Crawford says things were coming together on Tuesday. Crawford also hopes there will be a strong turnout for the…
Mercer County Sheriff Deputies made a high speed arrest Tuesday evening. According to the media release, 20-year-old Kyle O’Toole of Aledo was traveling about a mile south of Aledo on Route 94, near 70th Avenue, when in-car radar clocked him…
