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Having Faith In The Fair; Orth Family Delivered

July 15, 2021 Ty Taylor

Just ask 1959 Aledo High School grad Neil Orth how important the Mercer County Fair was to his family. Many years ago, his late father Jim personally signed the note to keep the fair afloat. [FULL STORY]

First Baptist Church Aledo Sponsoring School Supply Giveaway This Month

July 15, 2021 Ty Taylor

A local church offering a school supply giveaway again this summer. It’s through First Baptist Church Aledo and you can get registered online says Youth Pastor Mollie Dunn. Again, the website to register at is [FULL STORY]

WRMJ Audio: 38 Years On The Pedal Tractor Pull Circuit; Meet Pat Hennenfent

July 15, 2021 Ty Taylor

WRMJ News Director Jim Taylor was out at the Mercer County Fair Wednesday afternoon. He spoke with Pat Hennenfent from Wataga. He’s been involved with the pedal tractor pull business for 38 years. 44 youngsters [FULL STORY]

Aledo Main Street Hoping For More Attendance At Farmers Market

July 14, 2021 Ty Taylor

The weekly Aledo Main Street Farmers Market looking for more shoppers. An update from Aledo Main Street’s Dana Murphy. The Aledo Main Street Farmers Market is open every Thursday at Aledo Central Park from 4 [FULL STORY]

Free Drive-Thru Dinner Planned For Local Cancer Survivors

July 14, 2021 Ty Taylor

The Relay For Life of Mercer County planning a Survivor Dinner for next week. The event is drive-thru says organizer Mary Flint. If you’d like a meal; you’re asked to RSVP by contacting Flint at [FULL STORY]

WRMJ Audio: Mercer County Fair Queen & Jr. Miss Interviews

July 14, 2021 Ty Taylor

The Mercer County Fair Queen Pageant held Tuesday night. Brooklyn Newswander was crowned Mercer County Fair Queen. The Jr. Miss title was won by Ingrid Hays and Elsie Bieri took home Little Miss honors. Newswander’s [FULL STORY]

Rural New Boston Man’s Meth Case Continued To September

July 13, 2021 Ty Taylor

The defense has asked for another continuance in a rural New Boston man’s meth manufacturing case. A Sept. 7 pre-trial conference was set for 53-year-old Lester Ward Tuesday morning in Mercer County Circuit Court. He [FULL STORY]

Fish On! Red Neck Fishing Tournament Back In 2021

July 12, 2021 Ty Taylor

After a two-year hiatus because of flooding in 2019 and the pandemic in 2020, the Redneck Fishing Tournament returns in 2021 in Bath, Illinois in Mason County. WRMJ News Director spoke with organizer Betty DeFord [FULL STORY]

Aledo Woman Pleads Not Guilty In Financial Exploitation & ID Theft Case

July 12, 2021 Ty Taylor

An Aledo woman has waived her preliminary hearing in an ID theft and financial exploitation of elderly case. 39-year-old Tiffany Yingst appeared in Mercer County Circuit Court Monday morning and will return to court Sept. [FULL STORY]

Probable Cause Found In Former Dollar General Truck Driver’s Criminal Case In Mercer County

July 12, 2021 Ty Taylor

A Wisconsin man charged in an incident at Aledo’s Dollar General last spring, has returned to Mercer County Circuit Court. Probable cause was found at a preliminary hearing Monday morning. 49-year-old Miguel Angel Valadez Cortes [FULL STORY]