WRMJ RADIO

Pandemic Not Stopping Rockridge Drama Department; Radio Plays It Is

September 30, 2020 Ty Taylor

It’s all about theater of the mind for the Rockridge High School drama department this fall. They are producing three radio plays during October and WRMJ will be involved. The performances involve “The Invisible Man,” [FULL STORY]

Illinois City Elementary School Staffer Tests Positive For COVID-19

September 30, 2020 Ty Taylor

The Rockridge School District has been advised that a staff member at Illinois City Elementary School has tested positive for COVID-19. The staff member is currently at home isolating. School representatives have been in contact [FULL STORY]

Western Illinois Today

Archery Deer Season Opens Thursday In Illinois; Mercer County Bow Hunters Harvested 538 Deer Last Year

September 30, 2020 Ty Taylor

Archery deer hunting opens Thursday in Illinois. A few reminders from Illinois Department of Natural Resources Conservation Police Captain Laura Petreikis. The first firearm deer season begins Nov. 20. Last year during the archery [FULL STORY]

Mercer County Senior Health Fair Friday; Drive-By Event

September 30, 2020 Ty Taylor

A Senior Health Fair being organized this week by the Mercer County Senior Center and Mercer County Human Services Council. It’s a drive-by event says the senior center’s Kim Schaefer. The event runs from 10 [FULL STORY]

New Windsor Man’s Child Porn Case Continued To Nov. 9

September 30, 2020 Ty Taylor

A New Windsor man charged in a child porn investigation has had his case continued to later this fall. The Nov. 9 status hearing for 59-year-old James Pierson was set Tuesday in Mercer County Circuit [FULL STORY]

Illinois Institute For Rural Affairs & U-of-I Extension Talk Impacts Of Dollar General Stores On Small Towns

September 29, 2020 Ty Taylor

The impacts of Dollar General Stores on Rural Illinois Communities is the focus of a webinar co-hosted by the Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs (IIRA) and University of Illinois Extension. The webinar is Thursday, October [FULL STORY]

River Bend Mobile Food Pantry In Aledo Saturday

September 29, 2020 Ty Taylor

The River Bend Mobile Food Pantry making a stop in Mercer County this weekend. Mike Miller is CEO/President of the River Bend Food Bank. Food distribution will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at Community [FULL STORY]

Farmland Sale Brings $13,200 Per Acre In Henry County

September 29, 2020 Ty Taylor

An area farmland auction brings over $13,000 an acre. The sale was in Henry County says Dale Jones with Sullivan Auctioneers. The sale occurred Monday.

Mercer County VFW Memorial Ride Saturday

September 29, 2020 Ty Taylor

Mercer County VFW Post 1571 hosting a Memorial Ride this weekend. That’s Nick Seefeld. He’s helping organize the event.

WRMJ High School Sports Spotlight: ‘Just A Teenager Doing Teenager Things;’ That Includes Golf For Mercer County’s Mia Hillyer

September 29, 2020 Ty Taylor

WRMJ Sports Director Jim Taylor visited with Mercer County senior golfer Mia Hillyer Tuesday morning. Hillyer says she’s making the most of her senior year in the classroom and out on the course.