1976 Alleman grad Joe Lopez is the new cross country coach at Sherrard. He replaces Ryan Buchanan, who’s now at Assumption. Lopez has had coaching stints at Bettendorf, Alleman and Rocky and was Buchanan’s assistant for three years at Sherrard.…
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WRMJ Interview: Getting The Feel For New School Year; Many Challenges Says Rockridge’s Miller
NFHS: Aerosol Study Offers Strategies for Conducting High School Performing Arts Programs
New Face For Former Mercer Carnegie Library Building; Renovation Project Underway
Lost Kayaker Found Safely On Edwards River
Mercer County Sheriff’s Deputies respond to reports of a lost kayaker on the Edwards River in rural Joy. They were dispatched Tuesday night with the MedForce Helicopter also being deployed. The kayaker was eventually located and retrieved from the river…
WRMJ Audio: Pandemic Causing Added Financial Pressures For Local Schools As Students Head Back To Classroom
WRMJ News Director Jim Taylor spoke with Sherrard School District superintendent Alan Boucher Tuesday afternoon. The two discussed added financial pressures for local schools due to the pandemic. Sherrard is hiring two additional nurses, two additional custodians and up to…
Derecho Weather System Tracks 770-Miles; Impacts Mercer County & Western Illinois With Straight Line Winds
Mercer County Census Response At 70-Percent
Three Year Prison Term Handed Down In Rural Aledo Child Abuse Case
Swanson Hoping Legislative Oversight Committee Pushes Back On Pritzker
A legislative oversight committee meets this week to consider mask enforcement rules pushed by Governor J.B. Pritzker. Local State Rep. Dan Swanson wants the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules or “JCAR” to oppose the governor’s directive. Again, “JCAR” meets…