The New Boston Fish & Chicken Fry celebrates 100 years this weekend. It’s a great milestone says New Boston Mayor Chris DeFrieze. Fish and chicken dinners are served Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tickets are $11 in advance…
The final months of the City of Aledo’s TIF district winding down. The sunset date is December of 2021 with the final increment in 2022. But the city is looking at creating a new TIF district says Mayor Chris Hagloch.…
Mercer County School District residents receiving surveys about future facility needs. Input is being sought on a variety of options—consolidating the elementary schools and building a new K-through-5 facility in Joy; updating existing elementary facilities; and/or making improvements to the…
Very warm air impacting the WRMJ listening area this week. That’s meteorologist Peter Speck with the National Weather Service in the Quad Cities. He spoke with WRMJ on Sunday.
The Mercer County School Board hosting a Community Outreach Meeting this weekend. The session is Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at New Boston Elementary School. Questions may be submitted in advance by emailing asktheboard@mercerschools.org as well as during and after the meeting.…
Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) Zone 2 officials have arrested Richard L. Hockenberry, a 77-year-old male of Viola, for 2 counts of Possession of Child Pornography (Class 2 Felony). On Wednesday, ISP DCI Investigators, along with…
