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Oelmann Resigns As Sherrard Baseball Coach

January 29, 2021 Ty Taylor

Sherrard High School is in search of a head baseball coach. Brandon Oelmann has resigned from the position. He took over the program in 2016. The IHSA high school baseball season was scrapped last year [FULL STORY]

WRMJ High School Sports Spotlight: March Football Sounds Good To Rockridge’s Ryan Parchert

January 29, 2021 Ty Taylor

WRMJ News/Sports Director Jim Taylor visited with Rockridge High School senior Ryan Parchert this week. He’s happy there will be a football season this year. Parchert also took time to promote Rockridge FFA.

Crime Stoppers Offering Reward For Finding Suspect In Sherrard Teen’s Murder

January 29, 2021 Ty Taylor

Crime Stoppers of the Quad Cities offering a $2,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a man wanted in the shooting death of a Sherrard teen. 16-year-old Dylan McAlester was killed in mid-December [FULL STORY]

Mercer Jobless Rate Stays Below State & National Average

January 28, 2021 Ty Taylor

The Mercer County unemployment rate at 4.9 percent. The number is for December and represents a two-point improvement from the same period a year ago. Unemployment is higher from year over levels in Henry, Knox, [FULL STORY]

Helping Grandma & Grandpa Get Signed Up For COVID Vaccine

January 28, 2021 Ty Taylor

As those 65 and older await the COVID vaccination, the senior population may need some help getting signed up. That’s Mercer County Health Department administrator Carla Ewing. She provides a weekly COVID-19 vaccine update on [FULL STORY]

NWS: Heavy Snow Possible Saturday For WRMJ Listening Area

January 28, 2021 Ty Taylor

Another winter storm is brewing for the WRMJ listening area. Saturday could bring some significant snow. That’s meteorologist John Haase with the National Weather Service in the Quad Cities. He spoke with WRMJ Thursday morning.

WRMJ High School Sports Spotlight: Putting Uniform Back On Makes Sherrard’s Taylor Barber Very Happy

January 28, 2021 Ty Taylor

WRMJ Sports Director Jim Taylor visited with Sherrard High School senior basketball player Taylor Barber Thursday morning, just a day after the IHSA announced that there would be a season.

WRMJ Interview: Rockridge Principal & IHSA Board President Katy Hasson Talks ‘Return To Play’

January 28, 2021 Ty Taylor

They weren’t easy decisions, but Rockridge High School principal and IHSA board president Katy Hasson happy with the “return to play” plan announced this week. She spoke with WRMJ Sports Director Jim Taylor Thursday morning. [FULL STORY]

WRMJ Audio: IHSA Announces Return To Play Schedule; Local Schools & Conferences Begin Putting Pieces Together

January 27, 2021 Ty Taylor

WRMJ Sports Director Jim Taylor spoke with Mercer County High School athletic director and head football coach Andrew Hofer Wednesday afternoon following the IHSA releasing its “Return to Play” schedule for the remainder of the [FULL STORY]

IHSA Releases Highly Anticipated Return To Play Calendar

January 27, 2021 Ty Taylor

The IHSA Board of Directors met for a special board meeting on January 27, 2021, where the Board provided an updated sports schedule and other guidance for the remainder of the 2020-21 school year. “We [FULL STORY]