Month: June 2019

The Joy Community Festival celebrates 150 years this weekend.  There are many memories says organizer Mike Retherford.   Among the schedule of events on Saturday is a parade at 3 p.m. and ice cream social [FULL STORY]

One person is dead following a head-on collision on Illinois Route 81 west of Cambridge. The name of the deceased has not been released. The crash involved an SUV and cement truck early this afternoon [FULL STORY]

Mercer County High School’s Sheridan Hank wins top honors in a state FFA competition in Springfield today. The senior to be received the top score in the Job Interview category of Career Development Events (CDE). [FULL STORY]

The new Illinois FFA president is a 2019 Cambridge High School graduate. Gage Miller was elected to the position this week.   Miller had been serving as Section 3 FFA president, which includes Alwood, Annawan, [FULL STORY]

Rockridge Junior Elizabeth Johnson was named a recent winner of State Senator Neil Anderson’s “My Inspirational Teacher” Essay Contest.  Ms. Johnson, her mother, Angela, and RHS English Teacher Mr. Jay Bizarri were honored by Senator [FULL STORY]

WRMJ News Director Jim Taylor spoke with 2006 Aledo High School grad Jon Schweppe this morning. He made a presentation to the United Nations on Tuesday in New York. Schweppe is also a former WRMJ [FULL STORY]

Western Illinois Congresswoman Cheri Bustos has received the American Agri-Women (AAW) Champion of Agriculture Award. In recognition of her work to promote farm exports, Bustos was presented with the award by Ardath DeWall, a dairy [FULL STORY]

Aledo Main Street set to usher in another farmers market season. It runs every Thursday at Aledo Central Park through October says Aledo Main Street executive director Dana Murphy.   The Farmers Market runs from [FULL STORY]