Former Olympic Conference and Farmington Farmer standout Rhet Wierzba is seeing the excitement of Big Ten women’s basketball up close and personal serving as Associate Head Coach of Indiana University. The Hoosiers are ranked 14th in the nation and have…
A new mural should be coming to downtown Aledo this summer. It will be similar to the “Welcome to Aledo” sign that adorned the south side of the former Gun Report storefront. An update from Mayor Chris Hagloch. The original…
A vacant lot on the west side of Aledo will soon feature an ice kiosk. The Aledo City Council’s TIF Committee discussed the proposed project Monday night. The application is from Ryan and Tiffany Newswander with RTN Properties, says Mayor…
A changing weather pattern this week. A red flag warning on Monday with high temps in the 70s and then lows dropping into the 20s by Tuesday night with a chance of severe weather. Meteorologist Andy Ervin is with the…
A Western Illinois University Choral Music Education professor pleased with the efforts of local schools to sustain and grow music programs. Dr. Jason Hawkins served as director at Thursday night’s Prairieland Conference Jr. High Choir Festival. Thursday night’s festival included…
A volunteer is being remembered for his impact on the Mercer County Health Department. The agency’s Annette Doonan tells us about William “Bill” Glenn, who died at the age of 70 last week. Glenn was buried Wednesday at the Aledo…
The Aledo City Council has accepted the bid for a downtown streetscape project. The action taken Tuesday night. Mayor Chris Hagloch says the target completion date is November. Most of the project is being funded by a $3-million state grant.
WRMJ spoke with Rockridge High School junior wrestler Jude Finch Tuesday. Finch (47-6) won the IHSA 1A state championship at 132-pounds Saturday by defeating Woodstock Marian’s Vance Williams in the finals, 7-4.
About 50 people packed a small theater in downtown Davenport for a private screening of a movie shot mostly in an empty Viola bank. “Paper Plates,” is directed by Brian Nguyen who has been submitting the movie to film festivals.…
A mild and dry finish to February for the WRMJ listening area and maybe even 70’s next week. Meteorologist Mike McClure is with the National Weather Service in the Quad Cities. He spoke with WRMJ early Monday morning.
