Month: August 2020

The summer of cancellations continues. Two events slated for this weekend were cancelled earlier this summer, including Aledo Antique Days says Aledo Main Street’s Dana Murphy. Next year’s Antique Days & Car Show is set [FULL STORY]

Country music songstress and Aledo native Suzy Bogguss has released Live at Caffe Milano, the rare and only live album she ever recorded, on all digital streaming platforms. The recording was captured during a performance [FULL STORY]

A heat wave for the WRMJ listening area this week.   That’s meteorologist Brian Pierce with the National Weather Service in the Quad Cities. He spoke with WRMJ early Monday morning.

The Rock Island County Soil and Water Conservation District hosting a best management practices guided self-driving tour involving the Copperas Creek Watershed in lower Rock Island County this week. There will be five stops says [FULL STORY]

Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) officials announce the 28th anniversary of the kidnapping and murder of Tammy Zywicki. Zywicki, a 21-year-old college student, departed from Evanston, Illinois on the afternoon of [FULL STORY]

Western Illinois University has obtained COVID-19 test kits (saliva test), and will be distributing the test kits this weekend to students living on campus. Test kits for faculty, staff and commuter students are expected to [FULL STORY]

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) on Friday reported 20 counties in Illinois are considered to be at a warning level for novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). A county enters a warning level when two [FULL STORY]

The City of Aledo will be flushing all fire hydrants within its district the rest of August and September.  The city will be divided into east/west sections says Public Works director Justin Blaser. Once all [FULL STORY]

The Mercer County Health Department (MCHD) on Thursday announced that one additional resident from Mercer County has tested positive for COVID-19 (coronavirus) bringing the total to 83. The latest case is a male in his [FULL STORY]