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Public Defender Appointed In Mercer County Class X Felony Child Abuse Case

January 15, 2020 Ty Taylor

A public defender has been appointed for a rural Aledo man facing a Class X felony of aggravated battery to a child. That action taken Tuesday in Mercer County Circuit Court regarding 31 year old [FULL STORY]

WRMJ Interview: Sherrard’s Garrett Reaches 250 Win Milestone

January 14, 2020 Ty Taylor

WRMJ Sports Director Jim Taylor caught up with Sherrard High School head wrestling coach Jeff Garrett on Tuesday morning. He picked up his 250th coaching victory at Abe’s Rumble in Springfield in late December. Garrett [FULL STORY]

WRMJ Interview: El Camino Project Speaks To Mercer County High School Senior Irwin

January 14, 2020 Ty Taylor

WRMJ News Director Jim Taylor visited with Mercer County High School senior Seth Irwin Tuesday morning. He’s among a group of trade students working on a rebuild of a 1978 GMC Caballero.

WRMJ Now Available In App Store & Streaming 24/7

January 14, 2020 Ty Taylor

WRMJ now in the app store. The station is streaming all programming 24-hours a day, seven days a week. Owner and GM John Hoscheidt says it was time for WRMJ to take another step for [FULL STORY]

Eagles, Tigers Fall In Conference Play

January 14, 2020 Ty Taylor

Mercer County and Sherrard had some key conference basketball games Monday night and both teams suffered their first loss. Mercer County broke a tie and halftime by scoring the first nine points of the third [FULL STORY]

Farmland & Timberland Market Remain Strong

January 13, 2020 Ty Taylor

How did farmland fare in 2019? It’s still a great investment says Chase Burns, a local real estate broker and land specialist with LandGuys, LLC based in Springfield. And what about the market for [FULL STORY]

Out Of State Man Pleads Not Guilty To Charges In Viola Disturbance

January 13, 2020 Ty Taylor

A Tennessee man remains in the Mercer County Jail on $40,000 bond charged with Class 3 felonies of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and theft over $500. 50 year old Gary Lothridge was arrested [FULL STORY]

There Are Currently No Funerals

January 13, 2020 Cynthia Stoner

WRMJ High School Sports Spotlight: Rockridge’s Rusk Rounds Into Triple Threat Form For Rockets; Ball Handling, Rebounding & Scoring

January 13, 2020 Ty Taylor

WRMJ Sports Director Jim Taylor caught up with Rockridge junior basketball player Cole Rusk last Friday night after the Rockets knocked off Riverdale.

WRMJ Interview: Mercer County Fair Queen Ready For State Pageant

January 12, 2020 Ty Taylor

WRMJ News Director Jim Taylor caught up with Mercer County Fair Queen Makaila Hootman on Sunday afternoon at a send off celebration held at Mercer County Intermediate School. The 17-year-old Hootman is a junior at [FULL STORY]