Augustana College bids a fond farewell to Dr. Darrin Good

The Augustana College community will honor, appreciate and celebrate the contributions of Dr. Darrin Good on Wednesday, May 16, from 1 to 3 p.m., in the Hanson Hall of Science atrium.

Local students graduating from Black Hawk


You are receiving this list because at least one graduate is from your circulation area.
 Several local students are graduating from Black Hawk College, Quad-Cities Campus (Moline) this spring.
The commencement ceremony will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 17 at the i wireless Center, Moline, Ill.

Mercer County art students place at LTC Art Festival

Congratulations to all LTC Art Festival participants. The festival was held at Annawan High School on April 17, 2012. The following Mercer County High School art students placed.

MCHS to perform Alice in Wonderland

Mercer County High School is excited to announce the spring drama production of "Alice in Wonderland.”

Mercer County Retired Teachers to meet

President Dennis Henderson has announced the following meeting dates for 2012.

Pie assembly is good "cool" fun

Mercer County Junior High School conducted a “pie” assembly on Wednesday, April 4, for the students doing well on the ISATs last month.

Mercer Co. High School annual variety show

Mercer County High School will be holding its annual Variety Show on Saturday, March 24, 2012. The show will start at 7 p.m. at the M.C.H.S. Auditorium.

Mercer County High School Art Department AP Studio Art Show is March 23

The Mercer County High School Art Department is hosting an "AP Studio Art" Show from 5:30 - 8 p.m., Friday, March 23, at the former Dollar General building on East Main Street in Aledo. The art show is open to the public. Please come out to see what talented students we have!

Mercer County FFA wraps oak trees

Members of the Mercer County High School FFA / Greenhouse class wrapped bare root oak sapling trees in preparation for distribution to the public.

MCHS to perform Alice in Wonderland

Mercer County High School is excited to announce the spring drama production of "Alice in Wonderland.” There will be two performances at the Mercer County High School auditorium: Saturday, April 14 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, April 15 at 2:00 p.m.  Advance tickets may be purchased from cast members or by calling the high school office 309-582-2223. Tickets are available at the door: adults $3 and students $2.


Women for Women scholarship deadline approaching

The deadline for Mercer County Women for Women scholarship applications is approaching.  Applications must be postmarked by Wednesday, March 28, 2012.

Variety Show is March 24

Mercer County High School will be holding its annual Variety Show on Saturday, March 24, 2012. The show will start at 7 p.m. at the M.C.H.S. Auditorium.

Local 4-H livestock judging team makes history

The Rock Island County 4-H Livestock Judging Team made history February 25 at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield.  They won the Illinois Beef Expo Livestock Judging Contest.  This makes them the first team in history to win both the Iowa Beef Expo Judging Contest (held two weeks prior in Des Moines, Iowa) and the Illinois Beef Expo Judging Contest in the same year.

College Information Night – how to prepare, plan, and pay for a college education

College Information Night will be held Thursday, March 15 from 7 - 8:30 p.m., at Mercer County High School.  Freshmen, sophomores, juniors and parents from all area high schools are invited to attend. 

FFA strawberries have arrived!!

If you ordered strawberries from Mercer Co. FFA, they will be available for pick up at the Mercer Co. High School Ag Building on Monday, March 5, 6-7:30 p.m. and Tuesday, March 6 starting at 7:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. Please pick the berries up as soon as you can at those times to ensure berry quality! Please bring payment if you have not yet paid. Any questions, call Michael Chausse at 309-582-2223, ext. 33.

Get your wrestling team state final T-shirts

Call or stop in  the Mercer County High School office to get your Wrestling Team State Final T-Shirts.  Shirts are short sleeve Vegas Gold with Navy Print, Adult sizes S thru XXXL. Cost is $8 and can be picked up at the high school between 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Limted Quantities...get your shirt before they are all gone!!!!

Mercer County Music Theory Class concert

The Mercer County Music Theory class will hold a concert at the Mercer County High School Auditorium on Wednesday, Feb. 22, starting at 7:30 p.m.

Explorers earn second place

The Mercer County Science Explorers class attended the 23rd Annual Illinois Science Olympiad Regional Competition at Western Illinois University on Saturday, Feb. 11.

Music theory concert is Wednesday

The Mercer County High School music theory class will once again put on a concert on Wednesday, Feb. 22 at 7:30 p.m.

Apollo Elementary students jump for their hearts and help save lives

Students at Apollo Elementary School in Aledo are jumping at the chance to fight heart disease and stroke, our nation's number one and number three killers. On Feb. 21-24, Apollo will host its annual Jump Rope For Heart event to raise money for the American Heart Association, which funds lifesaving heart and stroke research and community and educational programs for our youth.

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