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Month: April 2018

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Vehicle Crashes Through Aledo Business Sunday Night; No Injuries

April 30, 2018 Ty Taylor
An Aledo business sustains damage when a driver crashes through the building.  It happened last night at 7:14 p.m. at Aledo Pawn and Gun.  An Aledo Police Department report indicates that a red colored Chevrolet [FULL STORY]
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New Animal Control Facility Planned For Mercer County

April 30, 2018 Ty Taylor
Ground could be broken on a new Mercer County animal control facility later this month. Funds continue to be raised by the group FurEver Friends for Mercer County Animals. Jerry Bryan of Viola is vice [FULL STORY]
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New Boston & Sherrard Drug Take Back Sites Collect 35-Plus Pounds of Unused Prescriptions

April 30, 2018 Ty Taylor
The Mercer County Sheriff’s Department announcing that over 35-pounds of unwanted and unused prescription and over the counter drugs collected at two sites over the weekend.  The Sherrard and New Boston Fire Stations partnered with [FULL STORY]
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WRMJ Interview: IHSA Football Advisory Committee Member Adolphson Playing Key Role In District Scheduling Discussions

April 30, 2018 Ty Taylor
WRMJ News Director Jim Taylor spoke with Monmouth-Roseville football coach and athletic director Jeremy Adolphson this morning. The 1995 Aledo grad is a member of the IHSA Football Advisory Committee, which is moving forward with [FULL STORY]
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Wanted Mercer County Man Picked Up In Des Moines County

April 30, 2018 Ty Taylor
A New Boston man in custody on a $70,000 arrest warrant. Back in February, Mercer County Crime Stoppers were seeking information on the whereabouts of 33 year old Joshua Dale Session. He was wanted on [FULL STORY]
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Swanson Lyme Disease Bill Named in Honor of Mercer County Girl

April 30, 2018 Ty Taylor
Local State Representative Dan Swanson has introduced the “Lauryn Russell Lyme Disease Bill”—named after a 12 year old Mercer County student. The bill allows physicians to prescribe more aggressive treatment for Lyme Disease without the [FULL STORY]
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Rockets Clinch TRAC West, Eagles Sweep

April 29, 2018 Ty Taylor
Without taking the field the Rockridge softball team clinched the Three Rivers Athletic Conference championship as Sherrard and Riverdale split their doubleheader.  Mercer County picked up two victories apiece in their baseball and softball games [FULL STORY]
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WRMJ Sportsline Interview: A Saturday Morning Conversation With ‘Geesecoach’ aka Jeff Parsons

April 28, 2018 Ty Taylor
WRMJ Sports Director Jim Taylor was joined in studio Saturday morning by Wethersfield boys basketball coach Jeff Parsons for the WRMJ Sportsline. The two discussed a number of high school sports topics.  
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Alpha Woman Promoted to 4-H Youth Development Educator for Henry, Mercer, Rock Island & Stark Extension Unit

April 28, 2018 Ty Taylor
An Alpha woman has been promoted to the position of 4-H Youth Development Educator for the Henry, Mercer, Rock Island and Stark County Extension Unit.  Jennifer Peterson is a familiar face to 4-H families in [FULL STORY]
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Aledo Rotary Club Donates 125 Trees To City; Mercer County FFA Helps Plant

April 27, 2018 Ty Taylor
The Aledo Rotary Club donated 125 trees and bushes to the City of Aledo and they were planted today at the Aledo Cemetery with help from the Mercer County FFA chapter. WRMJ News Director Jim [FULL STORY]

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