Month: May 2017

Rockridge High School celebrating its music program. A local state lawmaker visited earlier in the week followed by a public recognition for the program winning three straight state titles in the IHSA music sweepstakes says [FULL STORY]

Mercer County Sheriff Dave Staley provided an update to WRMJ News Director Jim Taylor this morning on the ongoing investigation involving the home invasion and beating of 83 year old Fred Rooth at his rural [FULL STORY]

An independent film crew in Aledo this week shooting a movie. The writer, director and producer is Stephen Folker. He has used the Mercer Market parking lot and Hawthorn Ridge Golf Course as backdrops. You [FULL STORY]

Mercer County students will have help paying for their college education during the 2017-2018 school year, courtesy of scholarships awarded by the Mercer County Farm Bureau Foundation. The Mercer County Farm Bureau Foundation, the charitable [FULL STORY]

2017 Mercer County High School graduate Matthew Lloyd has been named the Young Entrepreneur of the Year by the Entrepreneurial Support Network of West Central Illinois for his Lloyd’s Farm Fresh Eggs business. He spoke [FULL STORY]