WRMJ spoke with Rockridge High School senior volleyball player Chloe Strachan for the High School Sports Spotlight Tuesday. Strachan also plays basketball and softball for the Rockets and helps WRMJ as part of Rockridge’s stat crew for football games on Friday nights.…
The Looser-Flake Foundation has distributed more than $110,000 in new grants across Mercer County, IL. With a focus on creative arts, these grants are making an immediate impact on communities in the region. In Aledo, the funds have already supported…
The Sherrard Elementary School expansion still on target for a January occupation. An update from Sherrard School District Superintendent Carl Johnson. Ground was broken on the 14,750 square foot expansion last March.
More ambulance talk in Mercer County this week. The Mercer County Ambulance Committee will meet Thursday. They have received zero bids for a new ambulance contract that begins on Jan. 1. Coverage involves the fire protection districts of Aledo, Greene…
Probable cause has been found in an Iowa woman’s case charged with four counts of residential burglary and one count of theft in Mercer County. 55-year-old Paula Harris of Wilton appeared in Mercer County Circuit Court on Monday for a…
The first ever Art Gala in downtown Aledo was a major success. The event generated approximately $8,000 for the Mercer County School District art program. High school art teacher Tara Guidinger says the turnout and interest was great. Among the…
The Sherrard School District expanding its high school agriculture program to the junior high level. The Sherrard School Board approved the move last week says Superintendent Carl Johnson. The junior high ag program is expected to be in place by…
WRMJ caught up with 1993 Rockridge High School grad Jeff Schmulbach Saturday morning. He is now the head football coach at Alleman High School, which is playing only a junior-varsity schedule this season. Schmulbach provided an update on the future…
The Illinois State Police (ISP) arrested 29-year-old Robert Mazo and 33-year-old Pedro Arreola, both from Lancaster, CA for Cannabis Trafficking (Class X Felony), Unlawful Possession of Cannabis – more than 5,000 grams with Intent to Deliver (Class X Felony) and…
The Sherrard School District will use a new model to conduct parent-teacher conferences this school year. Superintendent Carl Johnson says the first parent-teacher conferences of the school year are coming up Oct. 4 & 5.
