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Approaching Second Quarter; Mercer County School District Seeing More Students Move To In-Class Instruction

September 17, 2020 Ty Taylor

Mercer County School District students are now a month into the new school year. 78-percent of the enrollment is utilizing in-class instruction with 22-percent doing remote learning. That’s a 983 to 276 student breakdown. The [FULL STORY]

Sherrard School Board Delays Decision On Baseball & Softball Field Improvements

September 17, 2020 Ty Taylor

The Sherrard School Board considering improvements for the varsity baseball and softball fields. The board reviewed two quotes Wednesday night, but a decision is being pushed back until October, according to superintendent Alan Boucher. The [FULL STORY]

Rockets Edge Eagles In Dual Of Unbeatens

September 17, 2020 Ty Taylor

Rockridge and Mercer County’s girls golf teams were both unbeaten when they met at Hawthorn Ridge Wednesday afternoon. The Rockets (10-0) won the show down edging the Golden Eagles (9-1) 197 to 199. Mercer County’s [FULL STORY]

Shooter Turns Himself In

September 17, 2020 Ty Taylor

A teenager accused of shooting his roommate at Western Illinois University in Macomb is arrested in Chicago. WIU says 18-year-old Kavion Poplous turned himself in to police Wednesday afternoon. Poplous’ roommate was taken to the [FULL STORY]

WRMJ Audio: Governor Talks High School Sports Second Consecutive Day; Not Changing His Position

September 16, 2020 Ty Taylor

Governor JB Pritzker along with Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike and Rush University Medical Center Infectious Disease Specialist Dr. Michael Lin discussed high school sports Wednesday and detailed their position as [FULL STORY]

Arrest Warrant Issued For WIU Student Charged In Thompson Hall Shooting

September 16, 2020 Ty Taylor

A warrant has been issued for WIU freshman Kavion Poplous, 18, who allegedly shot his roommate Tuesday evening in their Thompson Hall room. Charges include Attempted First-Degree Murder, Aggravated Battery and Aggravated Discharge of a [FULL STORY]

WRMJ Audio: Rockridge’s Nelson Okay With Kids Playing IHSA & Travel Ball Simultaneously

September 16, 2020 Ty Taylor

Should student-athletes be allowed to play on their school team and travel team at the same time? That’s an issue getting attention from the IHSA as it relates to softball, baseball, soccer and volleyball. The [FULL STORY]

Rockets, Tigers, Eagles In Action

September 16, 2020 Ty Taylor

Golf and Cross Country continue to highlight the local sports scene along with Junior High baseball and softball. Mercer County lost in a triangular at Annawan-Wethersfield while Rockridge was a winner on their home course. [FULL STORY]

Western Illinois Today

Shooting at WIU’s Thompson Hall; Classes Canceled Wednesday at Macomb & QC Campuses

September 16, 2020 Ty Taylor

At approximately 10:38 p.m. Sept. 15, the Western Illinois University Office of Public Safety was notified of a student who had been shot in Thompson Hall. At the same time, a fire alarm pull station [FULL STORY]

New Boston Sex Assault Case Continued To Mid-November

September 15, 2020 Ty Taylor

A New Boston man’s sexual assault case has been continued to November. 25-year-old Joshua Masters appeared in Mercer County Circuit Court Tuesday morning for a pre-trial conference. He faces a Class 1 felony and was [FULL STORY]