Month: April 2021

The Mercer County School Board has approved relocating grades 5-through-8 effective with the 2022/2023 school year. The vote was 6-1 Wednesday night with the lone no vote from Julie Wagner. WRMJ spoke with Unit 404 [FULL STORY]

The Mercer County 4-H Teen Federation invites the public to join them for a drive-thru Spaghetti Luncheon fundraiser to benefit the Mercer County Veterans Honor Marker Program. Free-will donations are being accepted to benefit the Marker [FULL STORY]

Two Mercer County locations will participate in the National Drug Take Back effort this weekend. Mercer County Sheriff Dusty Terrill says the goal is to get rid of unwanted or unused prescription drugs in a [FULL STORY]

Almost 31-percent of the Mercer County population fully vaccinated. The latest COVID vaccine update from Mercer County Health Department administrator Carla Ewing. She was a guest on the WRMJ Focus program Wednesday morning. Free rapid [FULL STORY]

The Mercer County Historical Society & Essley-Noble Museum seeking a new board member. Curator Shannon Boynton says it’s perfect for someone that loves local history. Boynton says the museum is now operating under summer hours—Noon [FULL STORY]

A house fire in the Alexis area leads to five arrests. According to a press release, the Mercer County Sheriff’s Department assisted the Alexis Fire Department early Tuesday morning at a property located at the [FULL STORY]

There will be a limited Aledo Central Park Band Shell schedule this summer. An update from band shell spokesman Rusty Ruggles. The band shell opened in 2006.