Month: November 2021

WRMJ spoke with Rockridge senior Gianna Zampogna this week. She’s a cast member in the school play “The Bacchae.” Shows are Nov. 17 & 18 at the Rockridge High School Auditorium.

The Mercer County Health Department (MCHD) announces abbreviated clinic hours for the week of November 8-through-12. Covid Testing will be available 8:30 a.m.– 4:30 p.m. on Monday (11/8), Tuesday (11/9), and Wednesday (11/10). Please call [FULL STORY]

Western Illinois Congresswoman Cheri Bustos references Hamlet during a national television appearance over the weekend. Appearing on MSNBC Sunday, she was asked about the Democratic Party in the aftermath of Virginia and New Jersey gubernatorial [FULL STORY]

The Mercer County Veterans Day service is set for Thursday at the Mercer County VFW. Post Commander Larry Peterson says if it is raining on Thursday, the service will be indoors at the VFW.

Saturdays and pork chops have resulted in a great benefit for the local community. Mercer Market teams up with local groups and organizations for a weekend pork chop stand. And the results this year. Mercer [FULL STORY]

Mercer County is receiving $1.5 million in American Rescue Plan Act or ARPA funds this year and another $1.5 million next June. The federal stimulus money is considered pandemic relief.  The county board this week [FULL STORY]

Two people have died following a head-on collision in Warren County. The accident occurred Saturday night at 8:40 p.m. on Illinois Route 135. According to an Illinois State Police press release, a vehicle driven by [FULL STORY]