Articles by WRMJ Newsroom

The Aledo Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) location is set to close next month, according to the Illinois Secretary of State’s office. In a press release to WRMJ, the Secretary of State’s Office announced, “Unable [FULL STORY]

Due to the low risk of H5N1 (Avian Flu) the Mercer County Health Department will not be collecting dead birds for testing this year.   H5N1 has been detected in Illinois in dead birds that [FULL STORY]

The Mercer County unemployment rate at 5.1 percent. The number is for March and compares to a 6.0 percent figure that was recorded the same time a year ago, according to data from the Illinois [FULL STORY]

A Mercer County native has produced a documentary short film. The subject is a local man named Josh Biddle, a longtime fan of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Filmmaker Austin Sane grew up in Mercer [FULL STORY]

The Aledo Central Park Plaza will officially open this week. A ribbon cutting ceremony is set for Thursday afternoon at 1 p.m. says Mayor Chris Hagloch. Construction on the project began in April 2024.

A Seaton man found guilty in a Mercer County sex abuse case has been sentenced to 29 years in prison. The punishment handed down to 52-year-old Mark Hockenberry Tuesday afternoon in Mercer County Circuit Court. [FULL STORY]

The bid opening is set for next week for the Aledo Aquatics Center project. Mayor Chris Hagloch provided an update to WRMJ Monday night. The aquatics center will be constructed at the former Aledo Farmers [FULL STORY]

A runaway juvenile call in the Keithsburg area leads to a sexual assault arrest. The call occurred on Sunday. According to a Mercer County Sheriff’s Department report, it was determined that the juvenile was the [FULL STORY]