Year: 2020

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]

Mercer County businesses impacted by the ongoing pandemic are eligible to apply for Business Interruption Grants from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Plenty of money is still available in this second round [FULL STORY]

The Mercer County Health Department (MCHD) on Monday reported another 49 confirmed cases of COVID-19.  This brings the county’s total to 446 cases since reporting began.  The latest cases include:   1 male in his [FULL STORY]

A local church again offering a free Thanksgiving meal this year. Due to COVID-19, First Baptist Church of Aledo will be offering delivery to home-bound or shut-ins and pick-up service at the church on Thanksgiving [FULL STORY]

With a change in State’s Attorney taking place next month, that means Grace Simpson will be taking over a number of high-profile cases in Mercer County yet to be settled. One involves 34 year old [FULL STORY]

A New Windsor man awaiting trial in Mercer County in a child porn investigation could see his case moved to federal court. That subject was brought up Monday morning during James Pierson’s pre-trial conference in [FULL STORY]