Month: December 2020

The Mercer County Health Department (MCHD) is reporting one additional COVID-19 related death, a woman in her 80s. This brings the total number of Mercer County deaths to twenty-five. Mercer County has also experienced another [FULL STORY]

The Rock Island Police Department continues to seek the whereabouts of a man wanted in the shooting death of a Sherrard teen. 16 year old Dylan McCalester was killed in mid-December. A First Degree Murder [FULL STORY]

2020 meant a year without the county fair. But plans are in the works for 2021.   The Mercer County Fair has been canceled three times since 1853. Once is 1862 because of the Civil [FULL STORY]

WRMJ News Director Jim Taylor visited with Mercer County Health Dept. administrator Carla Ewing Wednesday morning. The COVID-19 vaccine has arrived in Mercer County. Health care workers are the first group to receive the vaccine. [FULL STORY]

Some progress for Viola in 2020. Among the new locally owned businesses is The Bean Field Coffee House—located in the former Viola Public Library building. The owners are Kelly and Mike Adamson.   Also opening [FULL STORY]

The first significant snowfall of the season has arrived. A few reminders for those of you heading out on the snowmobile.   That’s Tim Schweizer with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. More information is [FULL STORY]