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Sherrard Duplex Damaged In Fire; No One Injured

December 1, 2017 Ty Taylor
A Sherrard duplex sustains heavy damage from a Thursday night fire.  The cause of the blaze undetermined at this time and Sherrard Fire Chief Rob Davison says all occupants were able to escape without injury. [FULL STORY]
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Mercer County Child Porn Case Pushed To Next Year In Federal Court

December 1, 2017 Ty Taylor
A child porn case that originated in Mercer County has now been pushed into next year at U.S. District Court in Rock Island. A pre-trial conference on Thursday was continued to January 10th for William [FULL STORY]
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Talking High School Sports On The Radio: Erie and Prophetstown Expand Co-Op

December 1, 2017 Ty Taylor
The latest segment of Jim & Brian Talking High School Sports on the Radio involves discussion of Erie and Prophetstown expanding their co-op to include boys and girls basketball and volleyball.
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Tigers, Rockets Pick Up TRAC Wins

December 1, 2017 Ty Taylor
Sherrard and Rockridge both won in Three Rivers Athletic Conference girls basketball action Thursday night.  United lost a non-conference boys basketball game.  On the mats, Alleman beat Rockridge and Jeff Garrett picked up his 199th [FULL STORY]
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WRMJ Interview: Speaker & Wrestling Eagles Hope To Add To ‘The Wall’ This Season

November 30, 2017 Ty Taylor
WRMJ Sports Director Jim Taylor previewed the high school wrestling season with Mercer County head coach Steve Speaker following the Golden Eagles Thursday night practice. The Eagles host the North-South Duals starting at 10 a.m. [FULL STORY]
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Capital Campaign Underway For New Mercer County Animal Shelter

November 30, 2017 Ty Taylor
A capital campaign underway to raise money for a new Mercer County Animal Control Shelter. Jerry Bryan of Swedona is involved with the effort. If you’d like to contribute to the cause, you can contact [FULL STORY]
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Added Thanksgiving Weekend Traffic Enforcement In Mercer County Leads To 20 Citations

November 30, 2017 Ty Taylor
The Mercer County Sheriff’s Department has released results from extra enforcement during the Thanksgiving weekend. The detail was funded through a grant from the Illinois Department of Transportation. Deputies issued over 20 citations and made [FULL STORY]
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High School Sports Spotlight: Sherrard’s Bailey Likes To Eat; Loves To Wrestle

November 30, 2017 Ty Taylor
WRMJ Sports Director Jim Taylor spoke with Sherrard senior wrestler Jarrett Bailey this morning. He was a state qualifier at 220 pounds last year and will compete at 285 this season.  
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Aledo Holly Days Friday & Saturday

November 30, 2017 Ty Taylor
Aledo Holly Days set for this weekend. The two-day event begins Friday says Aledo Main Street Executive Director Dana Murphy. Murphy says all three floors of the Button Building will be utilized this weekend with [FULL STORY]
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WRMJ Interview: Smith & Wrestling Rockets Lack Quantity, But Not Quality

November 30, 2017 Ty Taylor
WRMJ Sports Director Jim Taylor previewed the 2017/2018 wrestling season with Rockridge head coach Lucas Smith this morning.  

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