Heading into the new school year the Mercer County Board of Education will continue to take up building issues, including plans for Apollo and New Boston Elementary says Unit 404 Superintendent Scott Petrie. The board will also be looking at…
A jury trial has been continued again for a Keithsburg man charged with solicitation of murder for hire. Jury selection was set to begin this past Monday and then next Wednesday, but the state asked for a continuance Friday in…
A 1997 Corvette will be raffled off during Aledo Antique Days. The car has been restored through a program at Mercer County High School. They’ve already had past successes with a Nova and Mustang and are also currently working on…
Information continues to be sought on the whereabouts of a Quad Cities man charged with gunning down a Sherrard teen over a year-and-a-half-ago. 16-year-old Dylan McAlester was killed in mid-December of 2020 in Rock Island. An arrest warrant has been…
Some ideal weather conditions in play through the weekend with temps in the low to mid-80’s, but a heat wave is coming next week for WRMJ listening area. Dave Cousins is a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in the…
The Mercer County unemployment rate is now at 3.5 percent. The number is for June and compares to a 4.9 percent figure recorded a year ago, according to the latest data released by the Illinois Department of Employment Security. Unemployment…
Keithsburg celebrating 185 years later this year. A three-day party is set over Labor Day weekend says one of the organizers Melonie McLaughlin. A Facebook page has been established for the event. Search Keithsburg 185th Anniversary.
Western Illinois University Quad Cities campus collaborating with local Quad Cities college and university career centers to host an employer town hall next week. Audrey Adamson serves as the school’s Director of the Center for Career Preparation and Employer Engagement.…
A New Windsor woman sentenced to four years in prison in a meth delivery case. 39-year-old Marlena Walsh was originally sentenced to 30-months of felony probation, but after multiple probation violations she received the four-year Illinois Department of Corrections term.…
The Preemption Township Board follows the wishes of voters and will no longer allow side-by-sides and UTVs on township roads. Preemption Township Supervisor Larry “Pete” Adams says the board’s action supports the results of a non-binding referendum last month. Voters…
