Month: November 2020

Mercer County VFW Post 1571 and Aledo American Legion Post 121 join forces for a Mercer County Veterans Day service.   The ceremony was held at the Mercer County VFW Veterans Memorial.

WRMJ News Director Jim Taylor visited with Rockridge High School senior Ella Rursch this week. In spite of the pandemic, she’s having a memorable senior year. She was a key member of the Rockets sectional [FULL STORY]

Mercer County High School’s music theory class will be presenting a Billy Joel virtual concert next month. Senior Halle Heath is participating. She spoke with WRMJ News Director Jim Taylor Wednesday morning.  

WRMJ News Director Jim Taylor spoke with Mercer County Health Dept. administrator Carla Ewing Tuesday night after she addressed the Mercer County Board on the latest COVID-19 information impacting the county.

A strong Tuesday afternoon storm does damage to power lines and knocks out power to the Joy and New Boston areas. Because of that, New Boston Elementary and Mercer County Junior High will be closed [FULL STORY]

Politico has named Western Illinois Congresswoman Cheri Bustos as a contender for a cabinet position in President-elect Joe Biden’s administration. She has been mentioned as a possibility for the Secretary of Agriculture post. Bustos was [FULL STORY]

Preemption Township is the first township in Mercer County to approve a side-by-side ordinance. Township Supervisor Pete Adams spoke with WRMJ Tuesday morning.   Mark Bieri first brought up the idea of a side-by-side ordinance [FULL STORY]