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West Nile Virus Monitoring Underway In Mercer County; Starts With Birds

May 3, 2017 Ty Taylor

Monitoring already underway for West Nile Virus in Mercer County. It starts with the bird population says the Mercer County Health Department’s Kyle Lloyd. There was one human case of West Nile Virus in Mercer [FULL STORY]

WRMJ Interview: Hofer Holds First Ever Signing Ceremony For MCGE Football Program

May 3, 2017 Ty Taylor

WRMJ Sports Director Jim Taylor spoke with Mercer County head football coach Andrew Hofer this morning. He hosted a signing ceremony earlier this week where over 20, 8th graders committed to playing high school football next [FULL STORY]

Illinois Festival Season Underway; Stark County Morel Mushroom Festival This Weekend

May 3, 2017 Ty Taylor

Illinois set for another festival season. And a good way to start it is with the Stark County Morel Mushroom Festival this Saturday. Duke Frisby started the event back in 2009. And as far as [FULL STORY]

County Considers Raffle Ordinance

May 3, 2017 Ty Taylor

The Mercer County Board is exploring a raffle ordinance. County Board Chairman Joe Vann of New Boston says it would require organizations to get an annual license at a nominal fee. Vann says organizations that [FULL STORY]

Eagles Slip By Spartans In LTC

May 3, 2017 Ty Taylor

Mercer County scored on a wild pitch in the top of the seventh to edge Ridgewood in a Lincoln Trail Conference showdown in high school baseball Tuesday in Woodhull. In softball, Sherrard and Rockridge picked [FULL STORY]

Weekend Rains Stall Planting In Western Illinois

May 3, 2017 Ty Taylor

Planting was rolling along at a good pace in Western Illinois until heavy rains moved through over the weekend. Mercer County Farm Bureau president Michael Zecher on his progress so far. Other than stalling planting, [FULL STORY]

New Sentencing Date Set In Mercer County Sex Abuse Case

May 2, 2017 Ty Taylor

A new sentencing date has been scheduled for a former Mercer County man in a sex abuse case. 47 year old Loren Jasper was originally sentenced to 28-years in prison for Class X and Class [FULL STORY]

Aledo’s Monument Park Getting Upgrades

May 2, 2017 Ty Taylor

Aledo’s Monument Park getting some upgrades. The park includes a memorial honoring the 352 Mercer County soldiers killed during the Civil War says Aledo Economic Development Director Tarah Sipes. The park was originally dedicated in [FULL STORY]

High School Sports Spotlight: Mercer County’s Hagloch Fishes His Way To Sectional

May 2, 2017 Ty Taylor

WRMJ Sports Director Jim Taylor spoke with Mercer County sophomore Cody Hagloch this morning. He is on the school’s bass fishing team and will compete at this week’s sectional along with classmates Jack Benz, Noah [FULL STORY]

Construction On Multi-Use Path To Walmart Intersection To Begin In June

May 2, 2017 Ty Taylor

Construction on a multi-use path to the Walmart intersection should begin in June. The path will run from the Aledo Secretary of State’s facility or Southeast 8th Avenue says Director of Public Works Justin Blaser. [FULL STORY]