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…
The Mercer County Sheriff’s Department is seeking help from the public regarding a fire in the Reynolds area. On February 20th at approximately 6 a.m., the Reynolds Fire Department responded to a house fire at 2175 170th Avenue. It was…
A violent sex offender returns to Mercer County Circuit Court next week. The Illinois Attorney General’s office wants to revoke the conditional discharge of 46 year old Darin Brock after he was arrested last month in Bloomington, Illinois for battery…
Governor Bruce Rauner took a shot at fixing Illinois’ schools, and now the state’s most powerful Democrat is taking his turn. House Speaker Mike Madigan yesterday announced he’s forming a task force to look at how to pay for education…
One of Illinois’ smallest counties is looking to get creative to solve the ongoing budget problem. Stark County is one of a dozen counties in the state with less than seven thousand people. And one of several counties struggling to…
An attorney representing a Mercer County meth defendant facing controlled substance charges. 45 year old John G. Steckel of Rock Island is charged with Class 1 and Class 4 felony counts in Rock Island County. He was arrested in the…
