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Solar farm in Mercer County to move forward
ALEXIS, Ill. — The Mercer County Zoning Board of Appeals approved the second application from a St. Louis solar company to build a 249-acre solar farm north of the Village of Alexis. The county rejected an application for the same project earlier this year since it wasn’t completely filled...
Monmouth Fire Prepping for Maple City Street Machines Cruise Night
The Monmouth Fire Department is preparing for the Maple City Street Machines Cruise Night to provide response teams throughout the day, shares Assistant Chief Craig Cozadd:. “During the Car Show, we actually bring back off duty fire personnel to respond inside the Car Show, so we will have four firefighters on duty inside. Our daily operations will remain the same on the outside of the Car Show, but any event that happens inside, whether it be a car fire or medical problem inside the actual area would respond from inside. That makes it a lot easier for us to respond too. We use the UTV to get through there and the response is much faster that way instead of having to come from the station because it is very hard to get through town; not just in the Car Show area itself with all the attendees, but all the parking and the side streets filled up with cars, so it is just a lot easier for us to get through. We have done that for years.”
Nalley Crowned 2024 DMC Fair Queen
Photos 1 and 2: Allison Nalley is crowned the 2024 Des Moines County Fair Queen by last year's queen Caroline Nealey during the Des Moines County Fair Queen Pagea on Tuesday at Southeastern Community College's Agri Sports Arena in West Burlington. Photo 3: Nalley, center, along with Brenna Thie, left,...
The Reason Your Garbage May Not Have Been Picked Up In Aledo
Many residents in Aledo are finding their trash hasn’t been picked up. Aledo City Administrator Mike Chausse explains why. “There are a couple reasons. One, they need to have it in an approved container. Either an LRS or a Jackson container. The Jackson containers are still good. So that’s the first thing. The 2nd thing is they might have put it too close to a telephone pole or maybe a fence, or maybe even another can. That’s another reason that’s because they have to grab it and they couldn’t grab it or they just put a bag out and they won’t take bags out on the street, which is actually against city ordinance anyway. Well, if they were passed over today or tomorrow on the South side of town, then they’ll probably have to wait a week and get it picked up again.
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