WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT… * WHAT…Snow and blowing snow are possible. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches possible. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. * WHERE…Portions of north…
The Mercer County Board approves eliminating the position of Mercer County Administrator Ron Fullerlove of Sherrard. District 4 County Board member Chris DeFrieze tells WRMJ that he made the motion Tuesday night and the vote was unanimous. Fullerlove became County…
Two area men arrested on stolen property and meth charges following a traffic stop in Henderson County. On Monday morning, a Henderson County Sheriff’s Deputy stopped a pickup truck pulling a flatbed trailer with a backhoe east of Oquawka on…
A Viola man’s child porn case has been continued to this spring. 45-year-old James Eric Haley made an appearance in Mercer County Circuit Court Tuesday morning. His case has now been moved to June 1 with the delay attributed to…
Bringing tech jobs to Aledo and the Mercer County area is the goal of a new effort called High Tech/Small Town. They are teaming up with Mercer County Better Together for the Mercer County Internet Initiative, which aims to expand…
Shortly after Joe Biden was elected President, Western Illinois Congresswoman Cheri Bustos’ name was mentioned as a possibility for the Secretary of Agriculture position, but that job is going to former Iowa Governor and former Obama Secretary of Agriculture Tom…
