An Aledo High School grad is the new Chief of Police in Viola. Jesse Bewley has over 20 years of public service experience, including time with the Aledo police and fire departments. His most recent position was with the Metropolitan…
A Wall Street Journal report last year found that girls high school basketball numbers have declined by 19-percent nationwide since 2002. WRMJ discussed this issue with Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Famer Val (Wancket) VanHyfte. She was a standout…
Illinois EPA Director John J. Kim today announced $510,376 in funding to the Village of Seaton to replace lead service lines in the community. The funding is provided through the Illinois EPA’s State Revolving Fund (SRF), which provides low-interest loan…
The Mercer County unemployment rate at 4.4 percent. The number is for June and is nearly a full percent higher from the same period a year ago, according to data released by the Illinois Department of Employment Security. Unemployment is…
An Iowa woman arrested on four counts of residential burglary and one count of theft in Mercer County. According to a Mercer County Sheriff’s Department press release, 55-year-old Paula Harris of Wilton was taken into custody earlier this week. The…
The Mercer County Sheriff’s Department investigating a shooting in New Windsor. It happened late Tuesday night when deputies while on routine patrol heard gunfire and someone yelling. A male was then located with two gunshot wounds. Deputies performed emergency first…
Marcus Bush began his new job as Rockridge School District superintendent on July 1. He spoke with WRMJ on Wednesday.
Aledo’s Monument Park getting more attention. The Historic Preservation Commission wants to place five interpretive panels at the site, which features a statue and memorial honoring 352 Mercer County soldiers that died in the Civil War. The group met this…
The Sherrard School District looking at the second year of offering a program called “Sparks.” The subject was discussed at last week’s Unit 200 Board of Education Meeting says Superintendent Dr. Carl Johnson. The program was offered at the high…
The warmest summer temperatures in play this week for the WRMJ listening area. Timothy Gunkel is a meteorologist for the National Weather Service in the Quad Cities. He spoke with WRMJ early Monday morning.
