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4th Graders At Winola Elementary Start Donation Drive For Holiday Season

November 20, 2017 Ty Taylor

It’s the holiday spirit at work for a group of students in the Sherrard School District. Carly Minch’s 4th grade class has started a donation drive. The donation drive runs through December 15th. For additional [FULL STORY]

Man Charged With East Moline Murder Has Record In Mercer County

November 20, 2017 Ty Taylor

The suspect in a deadly shooting in East Moline has a rap sheet in Mercer County. 23 year old Roman Knox is being held on $5-million bond. He lived in Aledo at one time. Rock [FULL STORY]

Three Rivers All-Conference Football Teams Announced

November 20, 2017 Ty Taylor

Three Rivers Athletic Conference Football – Small Division All Conference Selection and Team Standings in the Conference 2017 Final Standings – Varsity Final Standings – Sophomore 1st place Sterling Newman 6-0 [FULL STORY]

Senior Center Site Of Free Community Thanksgiving Meal; Offering From First Baptist Church In Aledo

November 20, 2017 Ty Taylor

The Mercer County Senior Center the site of a free community Thanksgiving meal this week. It’s a project of the First Baptist Church of Aledo and you can make reservations by calling 582-7812 and limited [FULL STORY]

Knoxville Takes Ridgewood Crown

November 19, 2017 Ty Taylor

Knoxville defeated Riverdale 51-34 to win the Ridgewood Thanksgiving girls basketball tournament Saturday night. In the third place game Monmouth-Roseville defeated Bushnell-Prairie City 68-55. Ridgewood beat Orion 48-46 in the fifth place game. In the [FULL STORY]

Mercer County Board To Discuss Health Insurance Monday

November 19, 2017 Ty Taylor

The Mercer County Board’s Insurance Committee is meeting this week to discuss health insurance for county employees. The session is Monday night at 6:30 at the Mercer County Sheriff’s Department Annex Building says County Board [FULL STORY]

Talking High School Sports on the Radio: Doing Away With Multiplier & Bringing Back ‘Football Enrollment’

November 17, 2017 Ty Taylor

The latest segment of Jim & Brian Talking High School Sports on the Radio involves discussion of an IHSA by-law amendment calling for elimination of the 1.65 multiplier for non-boundaried schools.

WRMJ Interview: Hutton Back In Familiar Territory

November 17, 2017 Ty Taylor

WRMJ Sports Director Jim Taylor previewed the boys high school basketball season with Sherrard head coach Brian Hutton this morning.

Rockets, Red Storm, Chargers, Spartans Struggle At Ridgewood

November 17, 2017 Ty Taylor

Offense was at a premium for our local teams at the Ridgewood Girls Thanksgiving Tournament Thursday night. The Rockridge Rockets lead 24-23 at halftime but managed only 10 second half points as they fell to [FULL STORY]

Aledo Main Street Set To Usher In Holiday Season

November 17, 2017 Ty Taylor

Aledo Main Street set to usher in the holiday season. Executive Director Dana Murphy says “Early Bird Shopping” is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday. Murphy says Aledo Main Street is also preparing [FULL STORY]