The Mercer United Methodist Church will hold the Lord’s Acre Supper and Sale next month. The event will be held in the church annex the night of October 7 with supper served from 5 to 7 o’clock. The cost is $6 for adults and $3 for children age 12 and younger. The auction begins at […]
Coronation activities took place Saturday evening in Princeton. Crowned Miss Calamity Jane Saturday night was Kylie Willet of Princeton. The First Runner-up was Lauryn Waddle of Cainville while the Second Runner-up was Raven Moreno of Princeton. Earlier in the evening, Emma Henke of Princeton was named Little Miss Calamity Jane and Curtis Allen of Mercer […]
Miss Mercer and Miss Junior Mercer were crowned during Mercer Homecoming Thursday night. Crowned Miss Mercer was Brandy Cormeny and Makenzie Hagan received the honor of Miss Junior Mercer. Cormeny is a high school senior and the daughter of Richard and the late Teresa Cormeny. Hagan is a fifth-grade student and the daughter of Lathe […]
The Mercer Homecoming in the city of Mercer continues with multiple activities today. A craft and horticulture show at the Community Building runs from 9 until 11 o’clock this morning. A quilt show at the Methodist Church goes from 3:30 this afternoon until 7 o’clock tonight. A petting zoo will be held at the Baptist […]
The Mercer Homecoming in the city of Mercer starts this evening. A cake stand will be on the stage starting at 6 o’clock, The Miss and Junior Miss Mercer Contest will be at 6:30 and The Ultimate Survivor Contest will be held at 6:45. David Fields and Silverado will perform at 8 o’clock and 9:30 […]
Three residents of Iowa were injured Sunday in an accident that happened three miles north of Princeton in Mercer County. Sports utility vehicles driven by 80-year-old Carole Kirchhof of Thor, Iowa and 62-year-old Cynthia Kingsbury of Mercer were southbound on Highway 65 when the Kingsbury vehicle attempted to make a right turn onto Design Place […]
A gun show will be held in conjunction with Mercer Homecoming festivities. The gun show will be held on the southwest corner of the Mercer Square in the Taylor Welding Building September 2 beginning at 9 o’clock in the morning. There will be several vendors, and admission is free. Those interested may call 660-815-0137 for […]
Mercer Homecoming will hold its annual car and tractor shows next week. The car show will be in the east parking lot of the Mercer Baptist Church and the tractor show will be held in the west parking lot of the Mercer Baptist Church. Both shows will start the morning of September 2 at 8 o’clock. […]
The highway patrol reports a Mercer teen was arrested Saturday night in Grundy County The teen was accused of misdemeanor drug related driving while intoxicated, misdemeanor possession of marijuana, unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, minor in possession of alcohol, and exceeding the posted speed limit. 19-year-old Jared Campbell of Mercer was taken to the Grundy […]
A project bringing smoother driving surfaces to Mercer, Putnam and Sullivan counties is nearing completion. Route B in Mercer County and Route C in Sullivan County have already been resurfaced. Contractors from W.L. Miller Company of Hamilton, Illinois, working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, plan to begin the final phase of the project: resurfacing […]
Five area counties have unemployment rates above the state average of three point eight percent. Grundy County is just a shade below that figure, coming in at three point seven percent for June based on 179 persons unemployed out of a civilian labor force of 4,800. The June rate is lower than May when Grundy […]
Farmer-leaders from across the nation elected Missouri Corn Growers Association President Gary Porter to the National Corn Board today. The election was held during the National Corn Growers Association’s Corn Congress currently taking place in Washington, D.C. Porter, a corn farmer from Mercer, Mo., has represented Missouri corn growers for the past nine years, […]
Mercer Homecoming in the city of Mercer will be August 31 through September 4. Activities for the evening of August 31st include a cake stand at 6 o’clock, Miss and Junior Miss Mercer contest at 6:30, Ultimate Survivor contest at 6:45, and David Fields and Silverado at 8 o’clock as well as at 9:30. September […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Mercer teen sustained moderate injuries when his vehicle went off U. S. 65 two miles north of Princeton Monday night. Nineteen-year-old Brenden Schooler traveled south when his pickup truck traveled off the west side of the road and down an embankment before striking several large stones in a drainage ditch […]
The Maples Repertory Theater from Macon will hold a Youth Theater Workshop at North Mercer R-3 School next month. Workshops for the play Musicville will be the week of July 10th through 14th. School bookkeeper Jennifer Wilson explains that all Mercer County students ages 7 to 18 may participate. Participants will come in and work […]
The Ragan-Hickman American Legion Auxiliary Unit 477 of Mercer will hold its annual Fourth of July Breakfast as well as a bake sale the morning of July 4th. The events will be at the American Legion Building in Mercer from 6 o’clock until 10:30. The breakfast menu includes biscuits, gravy, sausage, eggs, and pancakes and […]
Missouri State Treasurer Eric Schmitt will publish names of residents with unclaimed property later this month. There are currently 3,357 account owners holding $1,576,750.70 in unclaimed property in the third legislative district alone. The third legislative district is made up of Mercer, Sullivan, Putnam, and Adair counties. Statewide there is close to one billion dollars […]
Several bridges in north Missouri are scheduled for under-bridge inspections over the next few weeks. Some of these work zones may be moving operations and motorists are advised to be alert for work zone signs and extra equipment on the roadways around these bridges and ramps. All work is weather permitting and could be rescheduled. […]
The Missouri Department of Transportation has resurfacing projects planned in Mercer, Putnam, and Sullivan counties. Contractors from W. L. Miller Company of Hamilton, Illinois will work with MoDOT to resurface Route B in Mercer County starting May 30th. There will be single lane closures around the work from the Iowa line to U. S. Route […]
Top academic students at the North Mercer School have been announced. Valedictorian is Bailey Owens, daughter of Dan and Jody Owens. The Salutatorian is Katie Dailey, daughter of Kevin and Debbie Dailey, Graduation was yesterday afternoon at the North Mercer School.
