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WRMJ Audio: Winter Storm Warning In Effect Thursday Night Into Friday Morning

April 16, 2020 Ty Taylor

WRMJ News Director Jim Taylor spoke with National Weather Service meteorologist Alex Gibbs early Thursday morning. A winter storm warning has been posted for the WRMJ listening area Thursday night into Friday morning. Six-to-ten inches [FULL STORY]

WRMJ Listening Area Under Winter Storm Watch Thursday Night/Friday Morning

April 15, 2020 Ty Taylor

FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE–QUAD CITIES…WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THURSDAY THROUGH 7 AM FRIDAY MORNING… * WHAT…Heavy snow possible, with snowfall rates up to an inch an hour. Total snow accumulations [FULL STORY]

WRMJ Audio: Push Being Made To Reopen State Parks; State Lawmaker Also Wants Regional Approach To Reopening State

April 15, 2020 Ty Taylor

WRMJ News Director Jim Taylor visited with State Rep. Tony McCombie Wednesday morning. She is asking Governor J.B. Pritzker to reopen state parks. She also says there should be a regional approach to reopening the [FULL STORY]

WRMJ Interview: Rockridge Grad Foy Sees College Career Impacted By Pandemic; Hopes For Summer Baseball Up North

April 15, 2020 Ty Taylor

WRMJ Sports Director Jim Taylor caught up with 2017 Rockridge grad Justin Foy Wednesday morning. His junior baseball season at Western Illinois University was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Foy was coming off [FULL STORY]

Genesis Aledo Hosting Friday Blood Drive

April 15, 2020 Ty Taylor

Genesis Medical Center Aledo hosting a blood drive this week. Donors are needed for the Friday event and it’s by appointment only says Kirby Winn with the Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center. To make [FULL STORY]

Mercer County Senior Center Receives Emergency Funding For Hardship Needs

April 14, 2020 Ty Taylor

The Mercer County Senior Center has received emergency funding for those 60 and over and the disabled. The money is intended to handle hardship needs says the senior center’s Kim Schaefer, who spoke with WRMJ [FULL STORY]

Rockridge Hosting #BeTheLight Event Friday Night

April 14, 2020 Ty Taylor

Rockridge hosting a #BeTheLight or #LightUpTheNight event later this week. High School principal Katy Hasson says the Friday night activity serves as a way for the school district to connect students and staff, and also [FULL STORY]

Overnight Temps Below Freezing This Week; Snow Also In Forecast

April 14, 2020 Ty Taylor

Below freezing temps expected in the overnight this week and there’s even a chance of snow, but no significant accumulation says meteorologist Mike McClure with the National Weather Service in the Quad Cities. He says [FULL STORY]

Mercer County Sheriff’s Deputies Handle Domestic Battery In Rural Joy

April 14, 2020 Ty Taylor

Mercer County Sheriff’s Deputies respond to a domestic battery complaint in rural Joy. A press release indicates a male suspect had fled the scene Monday. A short time later deputies located and arrested 62 year [FULL STORY]

Altona Business Has Illinois’ Top Pulled Pork

April 13, 2020 Ty Taylor

An area business the winner in the Illinois Pork Producers Association’s Pulled Pork Madness. The honor goes to Henn House BBQ Catering and Food Truck out of Altona in Knox County. The competition started with [FULL STORY]