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Mercer County

Mercer County Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Mercer County, IL.

Results 1 - 19 of 19 in Mercer County, IL

  1. Comets sweep triangular: Dukes fall at home; Erie-Prophetstown splits at Aledo

    Friday Dec 18 | The Daily Gazette

    ... Travis Blecher at 285. Panthers split in Aledo: Erie-Prophetstown cruised past Fulton 61-12, and fell 36-29 to Mercer County. The Panthers won 11 matches against Fulton, with eight coming via pin. Half-brothers Sebastian Hall (152) and Ross Hughes ...

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    Related Topix: Polo, IL, Prophetstown, IL, Aledo, IL, Morrison, IL, Dixon, IL

  2. Plank Road Panther(s) still a mystery

    Nov 23, 2009 | 301 Moved Permanently

    ... Wildlife Research Laboratory at SIU-Carbondale, gazes at the skull of a cougar killed by a hunter in 2004 in Mercer County, Ill. (Courtesy of Jeff Garner) When Elgin hunter Pat Crawford checked through photographs taken with his motion-activated ...

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    Related Topix: Elgin, IL, Bartlett, IL, Chicago, IL, Gilberts, IL

  3. Man Bites Off Another Man's FingerRead the original story

    Nov 12, 2009 | WHBF-TV Rock Island

    A man bite off another man's finger during a fight in Reynolds, Illinois. That sent Rudy Rudsell of Illinois City to Mercer County Jail Tuesday.

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    Related Topix: Reynolds, IL, Illinois City, IL

  4. Man Bites Off Another Man's Finger

    Nov 10, 2009 | WHBF-TV Rock Island

    A man bite off another man's finger during a fight in Reynolds, Illinois. That sent Rudy Rudsell of Illinois City to Mercer County Jail Tuesday.

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    Related Topix: Reynolds, IL, Illinois City, IL

  5. Clippers will remember the A/W TitansRead the original story w/Photo

    Nov 9, 2009 | Bureau County Republican

    ... e Titans will face Gibson-City-Melvin-Sibley in 2A quarterfinal play Saturday at Wethersfield. GCMS beat Aledo Mercer County 60-19, a team that defeated AW 33-0 in Week 2 of the regular season. Comments

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    Related Topix: Illinois High School Football

  6. Mercer County sneaks one out against StormRead the original story w/Photo

    Nov 2, 2009 | Bureau County Republican

    Bureau Valley's Michael Weidner breaks through to block a Mercer County punt in the first half.

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    Related Topix: High School Football, Illinois High School Football

  7. Time runs out on StormRead the original story

    Nov 1, 2009 | The Daily Gazette

    ALEDO – Time ran out on the Bureau Valley Storm's season Saturday. Mercer County's Brett Anderson scored on a 1-yard quarterback sneak with 17.6 seconds left and then hit Kyle Pitman for the two-point conversion as the Golden Eagles beat BV 22-19 in a Class 2A first-round playoff game at Aledo.

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  8. IHSA Football PlayoffsRead the original story

    Oct 31, 2009 | Bureau County Republican

    Aledo Mercer County 22, Bureau Valley 19: Quarterback Brett Anderson scored a 1-yard touchdown with 17.9 seconds remaining to lift Aledo Mercer County past Bureau Valley in opening round play of the 2A playoffs Saturday in Aledo.

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    Related Topix: Illinois High School Football

  9. Storm fans getting game faces onRead the original story

    Oct 30, 2009 | Bureau County Republican

    ... the playoffs, including a state crown in 2005, a runner-up finish in 2004 and a semifinal appearance in 2006. Mercer County is the newly consolidated school taking in the former Aledo and Joy Westmer districts, which co-oped last year. Aledo won ...

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  10. Storm hoping to ground the EaglesRead the original story

    Oct 28, 2009 | Bureau County Republican

    Bureau Valley's opening round playoff opponent, Mercer County, shares one thing in common with the Storm, a winning tradition.

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    Related Topix: High School Football, Illinois High School Football

  11. Pigskin Previews
 Playoffs Week 1Read the original story

    Oct 28, 2009 | Bureau County Republican

    Bureau Valley atAledo Mercer County Gametime: 1 p.m. Saturday at Aledo. Class: 2A.

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    Related Topix: High School Football, Illinois High School Football

  12. Bureau Valleya s main man: Weidner serves as workhorse for talented Storm squadRead the original story w/Photo

    Oct 28, 2009 | The Daily Gazette

    ... y we can keep building off the good things we've been doing the last few weeks.” Bureau Valley (7-2) at Mercer County (7-2) When: 1 p.m. Saturday Where: George Pratt Memorial Field, Aledo Radio: WZOE-FM (98.1) Comments

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    Related Topix: High School Football, Illinois High School Football

  13. Storm on the road to AledoRead the original story

    Oct 26, 2009 | Bureau County Republican

    ... Storm qualified for an at-large berth with a 7-2 record, drawing a first-round road 2A game at 1 p.m. at Aledo Mercer County (7-2). The Storm is a 10 seed; Aledo a 7. Between them, the Manlius and Aledo based programs have played for seven state ...

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  14. Tattoo Industry On Display

    Oct 25, 2009 | KWQC-TV Davenport

    ... are cracking down. Some have more regulations on age, higher fees to hold a license, and other areas like Mercer County, Illinois are banning tattoo parlors altogether. Some say there is a stigma working against the business and like a tattoo, it ...

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  15. Road guide to terror

    Oct 19, 2009 | Mokena Messenger

    ... a dare is what visitors need to do to summon the ghost, such as kissing the cross at Preemption Cemetery in Mercer County, Ill., summoning the albino spirits that protect the burial ground. Lewis' book gives directions on how best to reach and ...

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    Related Topix: Supernatural, UFO and Alien

  16. Brown makes most of great shot: Rock Falls junior moves on; Fultona s...Read the original story w/Photo

    Oct 13, 2009 | The Daily Gazette

    ... he knew when he hit it. Brown knocked his approach shot to within 6 feet on his final hole at the Class 1A Mercer County Sectional in Aledo and tapped in the ensuing putt for birdie to shoot 80 – which turned out to be the cutoff line to ...

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  17. Steamers second in storm: Fulton, five locals advance to sectionalRead the original story w/Photo

    Oct 7, 2009 | The Daily Gazette

    ... 1A Rockridge Regional on at Highland Springs. The Steamers – who shot 334 – advance to Monday's Mercer County Sectional in Aledo with first-place Alleman (319) and third-place Princeton (344). The Steamers were the only team to have ...

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  18. Illinois high school football, Week 1Read the original story

    Aug 27, 2009 | Hawk Eye

    ... a solid line in front of him. A win over the Red Storm could go a long way toward a big season for the Heat. Mercer County at West Hancock Time, place: 3 p.m. Saturday, Hamilton Records: Mercer County 0-0, West Hancock 0-0 Last year's records: ...

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  19. Hep A outbreak timeline revealed

    Jul 22, 2009 | WQAD

    ... reported. The total number is 23 cases, two of those cases are in Scott County, Iowa, two more cases are in Mercer County, Illinois and the previously reported 19 cases including Rock Island, Henry, Warren, and Woodford counties. As more Hep A cases ...

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    Related Topix: Hepatitis, Medicine, Health, Rock Island, IL, Milan, IL, Rock Island County, IL