Month: November 2018

A recent Rockridge grad is a member of the Illinois 4-H Livestock Judging Team that won the National 4-H Livestock Judging Contest earlier this month. The competition was November 3rd in Louisville, Kentucky and featured [FULL STORY]

The Mercer County unemployment rate sits at 4.7 percent, which represents a six-point increase from the same period a year ago. The number is for October. Henderson, Henry, Knox, Rock Island and Warren counties also [FULL STORY]

Mercer County Crime Stoppers seeking information about a retail theft that occurred at the Aledo Walmart on Friday November 16th. At approximately 8:00 a.m., the suspects pictured here entered the store and committed the theft. If [FULL STORY]

WRMJ News Director Jim Taylor spoke with State Rep. Dan Swanson this morning. He was joined by Jennifer Russell and Russell’s 13 year old daughter Lauryn Russell, a 7th grader at Mercer County Junior High. [FULL STORY]

2005 Aledo High School gradate Alan Boswell now resides in Nairobi, Kenya and serves as a senior analyst for the International Crisis Group. His area of expertise is the conflict in South Sudan. Boswell is [FULL STORY]

A small surprise celebration at the Mercer County VFW. It happened last night involving the recent “Battle of the Bars” event plus a special presentation says Nick Seefeld. Rebecca Tippie is with the Eagles Nest. [FULL STORY]