The City of Aledo holidng a public information meeting this week to discuss the proposed SE 2nd Avenue construction project. The SE 2nd Avenue construction project will include improvements to the street and sidewalks and upgrades to the storm sewer…
Another private screening set for the independent film shot in Aledo last year. This one will be Sunday, November 12 at the Annoyance Theatre and Bar in Chicago. Private screenings were held earlier this year in Aledo and Rock Island.…
Seaton native and 1988 Aledo grad David Hollinrake is now the Global Head of Strategy and Portfolio Management for Syngenta. The University of Illinois grad resides in North Carolina. He visited last week with the Mercer County FFA Chapter at…
It’s been 20 years since the Wyant family lost their daughter Sara. The Sherrard High School student had just gotten her license when she died following a car accident in 2003. Her mother Tracy was at the blood drive at…
There’s a couple of local connections with Rockridge High School’s opponent in the second round of the IHSA football playoffs. Seneca High School head football coach Terry Maxwell played against Rockridge in the 1994 playoffs when he was in high…
The Viola Christmas Walk will return for another year next month. The event will take place on Saturday, December 2nd. Mike Wherry helps organize the event with the Viola Community Club. He says it’s a full day of activities beginning…
A local mental health awareness group has a new chapter at Mercer County High School this year. The Gray Matters Collective started in 2018 as a mental health and suicide prevention movement. The Gray Matters Collective is hosting a Starry…
Work continues on upgrades to both elementary school buildings in the Mercer County School District. At Apollo Elementary School in Aledo, the district is adding classrooms on the west side of the building and a new cafeteria, and is remodeling…
Clarence “Scoob” Howard of Keithsburg stopped by the WRMJ studios to talk about the recent cornhole tournament. The tournament was held at the Keithsburg Fire Department and trophies were awarded to the winners. Money raised at the event is going…
An Iowa woman’s residential burglary and theft case in Mercer County has been pushed to next year. 55-year-old Paula Harris of Wilton appeared in Mercer County Circuit Court Tuesday for a pre-trial conference with the matter continued to January 29,…
