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Mercer County Ag Mechanics Team Wins FFA Competition

April 7, 2017 Ty Taylor

The Mercer County FFA Ag Mechanics team takes 1st place at the Section 4 Ag Mechanics Contest this week. The competition was held Thursday. Students competed in 5 different individual areas against the 10 FFA [FULL STORY]

Tigers, Rockets Post TRAC Wins

April 7, 2017 Ty Taylor

The weather conditions finally improved enough for area teams to get on the ball diamond and Sherrard and Rockridge posted baseball and softball victories in the Three Rivers Athletic Conference. In the Lincoln Trail, Ridgewood [FULL STORY]

Mercer County Sheriff’s Dept. Arrest Muscatine Woman On Meth Warrant

April 7, 2017 Ty Taylor

Mercer County Sheriff’s Deputies pick up a Muscatine woman after she failed to appear on a possession of methamphetamine charge. 36 year old Latisha Breen was arrested yesterday on a warrant. She is being held [FULL STORY]

Mercer County Authorities Continue To Seek Whereabouts Of Peacock

April 7, 2017 Ty Taylor

Authorities continue to seek the whereabouts of the man described as “Mercer County’s best meth cook.” 23 year old Charles Peacock failed to appear last month in Mercer County Circuit Court for a hearing on a [FULL STORY]

High School Sports Spotlight: Sherrard’s Hatlestad Having No Problem With Pitch Counts

April 7, 2017 Ty Taylor

WRMJ Sports Director Jim Taylor spoke with Sherrard junior pitcher A.J. Hatlestad on Thursday. He recorded a 76-pitch complete game earlier this week in a 2-1 win over United Township.

Mercer County Historical Society Presentation Features Hobby Of Collecting Next Week

April 6, 2017 Ty Taylor

The spring open meeting of the Mercer County Historical Society will be Monday, April 17th at 7 p.m. at the Essley-Noble Museum in Aledo. The featured speaker is Ronn Dillavou and his presentation is called [FULL STORY]

Mercer County Child Porn Case Continued To Later This Month In Federal Court

April 6, 2017 Ty Taylor

The federal case against two men arrested on child porn charges in Mercer County has been continued to later this month. Pre-trial conferences for Aaron Beauchamp of Matherville and William Ashby of East Moline will [FULL STORY]

Money Continues To Be Raised For Proposed Viola Dog Park

April 6, 2017 Ty Taylor

Efforts continue to raise funds for a dog park to be built in Viola. A fundraiser is planned for this weekend with Joanne Heil leading the charge. The proposed dog park would be constructed near [FULL STORY]

Talking High School Sports On The Radio: Applying The IHSA Pitch Count Rule

April 6, 2017 Ty Taylor

The latest segment of Jim & Brian Talking High School Sports on the Radio involves discussion of the new IHSA pitch count policy. The rule has already led to one forfeit.

Henderson County Couple Killed In Galesburg Accident

April 6, 2017 Ty Taylor

A Henderson County couple is dead after striking equipment that had fallen off a trailer along U.S. 34 in Galesburg. The equipment had struck the underside of an overpass last night. A vehicle traveling behind the [FULL STORY]