High praise for the quality of livestock at the Mercer County Fair this week. Joseph Ratliff–a University of Illinois grad and Ashland, Illinois native served as the 4-H beef show judge earlier this week. The Mercer County Youth Livestock Auction…
The budget process is already underway for the Mercer County Board. County Board consultant Cat Lange with Bellwether provided an update earlier this week. The county’s new fiscal year begins December 1.
WRMJ General Manager John Hoscheidt spoke with Teryima Manta today. Manta, a foreign exchange student and orphan from Nigeria,was the kicker for the 2012 state championship Mercer County High School football team. He’s back in Aledo this summer and hopes…
Broadband infrastructure getting a major boost in Mercer County. The Viola Home Telephone Company has been awarded a $3.3 million USDA loan to extend 104 miles of fiber cable. The company’s Jay Barton says the USDA funding will also provide…
If Rock Island County leaders make another push for a public safety sales tax, expect to hear a lot about the broken jail air conditioner. County Administrator Dave Ross says the countywide sales tax, which voters soundly defeated last fall,…
An Aledo City Council member has announced he’s running for Mercer County Clerk in the 2018 election cycle. Jay Doherty is seeking the Republican nomination for the office. Doherty also serves as chairman of the Mercer County Republican Central Committee.
