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WRMJ High School Sports Spotlight: Improving Times For Rockridge Runner Chey Leaich
WRMJ Sports Director Jim Taylor caught up with Rockridge cross country runner Chey Leaich this week.
Month: September 2020
Western Illinois Today
Five More Mercer County COVID-19 Cases; 140 Total
The Mercer County Health Department has announced five additional confirmed cases of COVID-19. This brings the county’s total to 140 cases. The latest cases include: one male in his 20s, one male in his 40s, [FULL STORY]
Local Sports
Gov. Not Budging On High School Football Stance; Lawsuit Filed To Play Fall Sports
It appears high school football will remain a spring sport this season. Governor J.B. Pritzker says he has not been talking with the Illinois High School Association about moving football up to this fall. There [FULL STORY]
Western Illinois Today
Union Protests At Courthouse; Takes Issue With Labor Talks Involving County
A local labor union says “shame on Mercer County.” Local 150 of the International Union of Operating Engineers is protesting outside of the Mercer County Courthouse claiming the Mercer County Board is committing unfair labor [FULL STORY]
Western Illinois Today
Final Golfing Days For Hawthorn Ridge
The Hawthorn Ridge era coming to end this week. The golf course has been sold and is slated to become an RV Park. Paul Flint was the first ever course manager and he was joined [FULL STORY]
Local Sports
Local High School Football Programs Make ‘Decades of Dominance’ List
An Illinois high school football historian releases a “Decade of Dominance” list and several local programs make the list, including Aledo/Mercer County from 2000 to 2009 with a 99-and-21 mark. Kev Varney helps compile the [FULL STORY]
Western Illinois Today
Rain Possible This Weekend Followed By Cooler Temps
Some rain possible for the WRMJ listening area this weekend. And then some cooler fall temperatures. That’s meteorologist Dave Cousins with the National Weather Service in the Quad Cities. He spoke with WRMJ Friday [FULL STORY]
Local Sports
WRMJ Interview: Finch Back As Mercer County Wrestling Coach; Hoping For Season
WRMJ Sports Director Jim Taylor caught up with Mercer County head wrestling coach Jeremy Finch this week. He is back for a second stint with the Golden Eagles, leading the program to a 3rd place [FULL STORY]
Local Sports
Junior Eagles Fly To Championship Game
The Mercer County Junior High Golden Eagles advanced to the Class3A IESA Regional softball game with a 12-6 road win over Dunlap Thursday. The game was tied at 3 after 3 before Mercer County took [FULL STORY]
Western Illinois Today
Mercer County Unemployment Rate Now 7.2 Percent; Number Below State Average
The Mercer County unemployment rate at 7.2 percent. The number is for August and is three-percent higher than the same period a year ago. According to the Illinois Department of Employment Security, unemployment is also [FULL STORY]