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1968 Mustang Project Provides Lesson For Mercer County High School Students

January 13, 2021 Ty Taylor

WRMJ News Director Jim Taylor visited with Mercer County High School juniors Jared Cheline and Warren Maynard Wednesday morning. The two are involved in a 1968 Mustang rebuild project. The car will be raffled during [FULL STORY]

Ewing Provides COVID-19 Vaccine Update For Mercer County

January 13, 2021 Ty Taylor

The Mercer County Health Department awaiting information on moving to the next phase of COVID-19 vaccine distribution. We’re currently in phase 1A, which involves health care workers and first responders. The next phase is phase [FULL STORY]

‘Cupcake Ordinance’ Moving Forward In Aledo

January 13, 2021 Ty Taylor

The Aledo City Council moving forward with a “Cupcake Ordinance.” City Administrator Chris Sullivan says the measure simply provides more clarity for home kitchen operations and those groups, churches, and organizations that do less than [FULL STORY]

Viola Man Charged In Sex Assault Case

January 12, 2021 Ty Taylor

Two Class X felonies of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child have been filed against a Viola man. 42 year old David Lee Richardson was arrested on a warrant last week. The charges involve [FULL STORY]

New Windsor Man’s Child Porn Case Continued To March

January 12, 2021 Ty Taylor

A New Windsor man continues to await trial in a child porn case. 60 year old James Pierson remains in custody on $500,000 bond. He faces three Class X felonies stemming from his arrest last [FULL STORY]

Aledo City Council Supports 41-Lot Residential Development

January 12, 2021 Ty Taylor

A developer wants to move forward with a 41-lot residential development in Aledo. It’s called Sponsler Manor Third Addition and was the subject of an Aledo City Council committee meeting this week. Mayor Chris Hagloch [FULL STORY]

Latest Mercer County COVID Update; 39 New Positives

January 11, 2021 Ty Taylor

The Mercer County Health Department is reporting another 39 confirmed cases of COVID-19. This brings the county’s total to 1,138 cases since reporting began. At this time there are 60 individuals isolating at home and [FULL STORY]

Davenport Man’s Sex Assault Case Continued To April 19 In Mercer County Court

January 11, 2021 Ty Taylor

A final pre-trial conference has been set for later this year for a Davenport man charged in Mercer County with three Class X felony counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child. 35 year [FULL STORY]

Mercer County Ag Program Gets Two Newcomers From WIU

January 11, 2021 Ty Taylor

A good connection between the Mercer County School District and Western Illinois University. An expanding ag program will lead to two new hires in the fall following the retirement of long time ag teacher Mike [FULL STORY]

Prison Report Date Extended To April For Former Local Bank Officer

January 11, 2021 Ty Taylor

For a fourth time, former Country Bank executive Dana Frye’s report date to prison has been extended. He was originally scheduled to turn himself into the Federal Bureau of Prisons back on April 13th, but [FULL STORY]