Month: November 2020

WRMJ News Director Jim Taylor spoke with Sherrard High School All School Senate President Carrigan Minch Wednesday afternoon. She is promoting “Operation Santa,” which helps families throughout the district. Currently, funds are being raised for [FULL STORY]

The Mercer County School District confirming Wednesday that two more individuals have tested positive for COVID-19. One is at Mercer County Junior High and the other is at New Boston Elementary. The district is coordinating [FULL STORY]

The Mercer County Health Department urges collaborative action on COVID19 Resurgence Mitigations in Region 2. Some of the mitigations include suspended inside restaurant dining and bar service and a reduction of gathering capacity to 25 [FULL STORY]

WRMJ News Director Jim Taylor visited with Mercer County High School senior Kierstin Benson Wednesday morning. Kierstin interviewed Jim last week as part of the Mercer County High School Podcasting Club. Kierstin is the Mercer [FULL STORY]

Monmouth College will enter into a cooldown period that will begin Nov. 9 and last until the end of the semester, Nov. 24. The decision was made in response to rising COVID-19 cases in the [FULL STORY]

Western Illinois Congresswoman Cheri Bustos is declaring victory over challenger Esther Joy King in a tightly contested race. According to WTVO in Rockford, Bustos has 151,867 (51.9%) votes from 99-percent of precincts reporting. King had [FULL STORY]

Mercer County has a new State’s Attorney. Grace Simpson wins election over incumbent Meeghan Lee 4,944 to 3,607. Simpson is a native of Alexis and has been serving as an assistant prosecutor for the last [FULL STORY]

Aledo Mayor Chris Hagloch says a plat has been submitted to Aledo City Hall for a 16-lot residential subdivision. The developer is Brad Krstic and the development is on the north side of Aledo. It’s [FULL STORY]

Over 1,100 Mercer County voters cast early ballots in person at the Mercer County Clerk’s office. Early voting ran from Sept. 24 through Nov. 2. Mercer County Clerk Sara Blaser says a total of 1,138 [FULL STORY]