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Sherrard Cancels Varsity Football Season, Will Play 1 More Game Friday

August 25, 2026 Ty Taylor

Sherrard High School has canceled the remainder of its varsity football season, following the conclusion of its next game against Orion scheduled for Friday. The school district made the announcement on Tuesday evening after the [FULL STORY]

New Boston Fish Fry Set For This Weekend

August 25, 2026 Ty Taylor

The 105th annual New Boston Fish and Chicken Fry is set for this weekend. The event will run Friday-Sunday and includes a carnival, food, a parade, a tractor pull, fireworks, musical entertainment, side-by-side barrel racing, and [FULL STORY]

Rockridge Falls, Orion Wins In Volleyball Season Openers

August 25, 2026 Ty Taylor

Local sports results are presented by MercyOne Genesis Physical Therapy. The 2026 high school volleyball season officially began on Monday with a handful of teams playing their season openers. Locally, Rockridge fell to Knoxville in three [FULL STORY]

Mercer County Better Together Raises Over $10,000 During First Annual Readathon

August 25, 2026 Ty Taylor

A local nonprofit is celebrating a successful fundraiser that supported Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. Mercer County Better Together’s (MCBT) first annual “Reading is a Gift” Readathon raised $10,275, Executive Director Kyle McEwen says. The money [FULL STORY]

Mercer County VFW Rummage Sale Fundraiser Saturday

August 24, 2026 Ty Taylor

The Mercer County VFW is holding its third annual rummage sale this weekend. The fundraiser supports the Mercer County VFW Post #1571 and coincides with Aledo Antiques Day on Saturday. All items at the sale [FULL STORY]

Saturday Sports: Sherrard Falls To Newman

August 24, 2026 Ty Taylor

Local sports results are presented by MercyOne Genesis Physical Therapy. Sherrard opened the 2026 high school football season with a 47-0 loss to Newman on Saturday. The Comets led 40-0 at halftime. Matthew Blackert, Rylan Alvarado [FULL STORY]

Jury Trial For New Boston Man Facing Sex Abuse Charge Pushed To November

August 24, 2026 Ty Taylor

A jury trial has been moved to November for a New Boston man facing a felony sexual abuse charge. 24-year-old Gage Welch appeared in Mercer County Circuit Court last week, where a jury trial has [FULL STORY]

WRMJ Sportsline: Week 1 TRAC Football Recap

August 22, 2026 Ty Taylor

On Sportsline this week, Ty Taylor and Jim Taylor react to a long and exciting opening night of the 2026 high school football season in the TRAC. They are joined by Mercer County head coach [FULL STORY]

Week 1 High School Football Scoreboard

August 22, 2026 Ty Taylor

Local sports results are presented by MercyOne Genesis Physical Therapy. Local scores from Week 1 of the high school football season are below. For a full recap, tune in to Sportsline on Saturday. TRAC Mercer County 46 [FULL STORY]

WRMJ Week 1 TRAC Football Preview & Picks With View From The West

August 21, 2026 Ty Taylor

A week earlier than normal, a new high school football season begins on Friday night. The calendar moving up a week is thanks to the polarizing vote by IHSA member schools that approved playoff expansion [FULL STORY]