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Youth Motivational Speaker Coming To Mercer & Rockridge School Districts Later This Month

January 15, 2019 Ty Taylor

A youth motivational speaker coming to the Mercer County and Rockridge School Districts later this month. His name is Reggie Dabbs says New Boston Elementary School Principal Marcus Bush, who helped organize his appearance. Dabbs [FULL STORY]

U-Of-I Doctoral Student Seeks Input From Local Farmers On Facebook Use

January 14, 2019 Ty Taylor

A University of Illinois doctoral student investigating why those in the farming community use Facebook and how the social media platform helps them with their occupation. Jarai Carter is an Informatics student. She is specifically [FULL STORY]

Aledo Area Farmland Auction Brings $5,950 An Acre

January 14, 2019 Ty Taylor

A large turnout for a farmland auction south of Aledo over the weekend. The sale was Saturday. Staker Farms bought the 344 acres.

Eagles, Rockets Win, Tigers Fall

January 12, 2019 Ty Taylor

Mercer County stopped Galva to open up the Lincoln Trail Conference season at 2-0. Sherrard fell on the road to Riverdale in the Three Rivers Athletic Conference and Rockridge put the defensive clamps on the [FULL STORY]

WRMJ Interview: Mercer County Senior Dowd Dances Her Way To Miss Illinois County Fair Queen Pageant

January 11, 2019 Ty Taylor

WRMJ News Director Jim Taylor visited with Mercer County High School senior Natalie Dowd this morning. She heads out next week for the Miss Illinois County Fair Queen Pageant after being crowned Mercer County Fair [FULL STORY]

LTC Girls Tournament Opens, Tigers Win In TRAC

January 11, 2019 Ty Taylor

The girls Lincoln Trail Conference basketball tournament got underway at Princeville Thursday night. All of the higher seeds were victorious. Sherrard went to 5-1 in the Three Rivers west division with a win last night. [FULL STORY]

Bustos Named To House Appropriations Committee

January 11, 2019 Ty Taylor

Western Illinois Congresswoman Cheri Bustos will soon have a say in how the federal government spends money. Leaders named Bustos to the House Appropriations Committee Thursday. That’s the panel that sets federal spending for a [FULL STORY]

Winter Weather Advisory Issued For WRMJ Listening Area

January 11, 2019 Ty Taylor

FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY FOR THE WRMJ LISTENING AREA… * WHAT…Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 5 [FULL STORY]

WRMJ Interview: Sherrard Grad Caldwell Set To Take Her R.I. County Fair Queen Crown To State Pageant

January 10, 2019 Ty Taylor

WRMJ News Director Jim Taylor visited with 2017 Sherrard High School grad McKara Caldwell this morning. She won the Rock Island County Fair Queen title last summer and will be among the contestants competing at [FULL STORY]

High School Sports Spotlight: Sherrard’s Hanson Appreciating Final Year In Wrestling Room

January 10, 2019 Ty Taylor

WRMJ Sports Director Jim Taylor spoke with Sherrard senior wrestler Jacob Hanson this morning. Hanson is having a strong season and among his top finishes was winning his weight class at the Jim Boyd Invitational [FULL STORY]