The Mercer County Historical Society and Essley-Noble Museum celebrate an Abraham Lincoln poster contest among Mercer County area 4th graders. Winners from Apollo, New Boston, and Winola elementary schools were recognized at an event Sunday afternoon at the museum. Local…
After a two-year hiatus, the Dr. Ford Frog Races return to Aledo Central Park this summer. The pandemic forced cancellation of the event in 2020 and 2021. The frog races began in 1993 and are named in honor of founding…
Mercer Foundation for Health hosting a fundraiser over the next couple of days. It’s an online auction says foundation director Al Zwilling. Proceeds benefit the foundation’s community granting program. Bidding starts today at 5 p.m. and closes Sunday at 5…
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that Illinois 17 just west of U.S. 150 at Alpha in Henry County will close April 25. The closure is necessary for BNSF Railway to make repairs to its crossing and is expected to…
The Mercer County unemployment rate at 5.1 percent. The number is for March and compares to a 6.7 percent figure from one year ago, according to data released by the Illinois Department of Employment Security. Unemployment is also down from…
Aledo awarded a $250,000 Safe Routes To School grant from the Illinois Department of Transportation. The city applied for the grant last September at which time city administrator Chris Sullivan detailed the application. IDOT’s Paul Wappel says the Safe Routes…
Photojournalist Vincent D. Johnson uses his camera to tell stories. Two of his favorite targets are high school gyms and rural America. He spoke with WRMJ this week about his passion. You can view Johnson’s website at The Visual Preservationist.…
Mercer County Republicans will get an audience with two congressional candidates involved in a hotly contested primary race. Because of redistricting, incumbents Rodney Davis and Mary Miller are now in the same district, which includes much of Mercer County. They’ll…
ACE Camp is back this spring. The Ag in the Classroom effort is for around 200 second graders from Apollo, New Boston, Sherrard and Winola elementary schools. They will be at the Mercer County Fairgrounds on Tuesday, May 3 from…
Warming temperatures headed our way, but plenty of rain chances for the remainder of the week as well. Jim Hladik is a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in the Quad Cities. He spoke with WRMJ Tuesday morning.
