Month: August 2019

The attorney representing a Viola man in a child porn investigation, has filed an objection to WRMJ’s request for extended media coverage.  Extended media coverage allows for cameras and microphones in the courtroom. The objection [FULL STORY]

The Alpha Post Office will be formally renamed the Captain Joshua Steele Post Office this week. A ceremony is planned for 10 a.m. Thursday. Steele was killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan in June [FULL STORY]

A big day at the Farm Progress Show in Decatur on Wednesday.  A visit from U.S. Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue. DeAnne Bloomberg is Director of Issues Management for Illinois Farm Bureau.   Before going to [FULL STORY]

A Sherrard man will now be sentenced next week on federal firearms charges. 30 year old Donovan C. Smith’s sentencing hearing was moved from Thursday to next Wednesday at U.S. District Court in Peoria. He [FULL STORY]

Henderson County Sheriff Steven Haynes announcing the arrest of 40 year old Angel M. Logsdon just seven-months after the Monmouth woman was released from jail. On Monday, Logsdon was arrested in Peoria County on a [FULL STORY]

WRMJ News Director Jim Taylor spoke with former Mercer County Fair Board president Roger Grundstrom this morning on the passing of Herb Zwicker. Zwicker served as Mercer County Fair Board president from 1973 to 1991 [FULL STORY]

An update on crop conditions in Mercer County.  Local farmer Ken Reinhardt says it was nice to get a good dose of rain on Monday.   Reinhardt farms near Seaton. He serves as a CropWatcher [FULL STORY]

A generator project is moving forward for the Mercer County VFW. The Aledo City Council’s Finance Committee discussed the issue Monday night. The generator, estimated at $50,000, is being donated by General Grind & Machine [FULL STORY]

A local recruiting effort is underway to find more Cub and Boy Scouts. Aaron Heartt of Aledo is involved in the movement and spoke with WRMJ Tuesday morning.   Heartt says Cub Scouts are for [FULL STORY]