The Illinois Historic Preservation Agency’s efforts to preserve and promote the state’s heritage paid off in 2016 with 25 properties being added to the National Register of Historic Places, including the Downtown Aledo Historic District. Sites are added to the…
More Street & Sidewalk Work For Downtown Aledo
More sidewalk and street work for downtown Aledo later this year. The Aledo City Council approved the latest plan this week. Engineer Paul Baele is with Missman, Inc. The project is estimated at $550,000 with the money coming from the…
$6,000 Raised For Mercer County Veterans Marker Project
There are 300 veterans buried in the Aledo Cemetery without honor markers recognizing their service. That will change this spring. That’s Jay Doherty with the Aledo American Legion. He’s helping lead the veterans marker project and says it won’t involve…
Mercer County Farm Bureau Foundation Scholarships
Mercer County Farm Bureau Foundation announces they are offering scholarships to students who are to be admitted to a post-secondary school the 2017-2018 school year. Applicants must be members of the Mercer County Farm Bureau or a dependent of a…