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New Windsor Woman Facing Charges In QC Accident

August 15, 2021 Ty Taylor

An Oct. 12 trial date is set for a New Windsor woman charged in a hit-and-run crash in Rock Island County. Lily Stratton faces felony counts of failure to report an accident and aggravated DUI. [FULL STORY]

Air Conditioning Project Nearly Complete At Mercer County High School

August 15, 2021 Ty Taylor

The air conditioning project at Mercer County High School should be finished by early in the school year. An update from Unit 404 Superintendent Scott Petrie. The $360,000 project is funded through federal stimulus money. [FULL STORY]

WRMJ Interview: IHSA Talks Mask Issue; What Happens When Member Schools Defy Order

August 13, 2021 Ty Taylor

WRMJ Sports Director Jim Taylor visited with IHSA Executive Director Craig Anderson Friday morning. The two discussed the latest executive order requiring masks while students are indoors. Several schools have indicated they will defy the [FULL STORY]

New Three-Year Contract For Sherrard Teachers

August 13, 2021 Ty Taylor

The Sherrard School Board and the Sherrard Education Association have ratified a three-year labor agreement. Highlights of the new contract include bonuses for each year for three years, base salary increase, stipend for college classes, [FULL STORY]

Mercer County School District’s Return To Learn Plan Includes Masks

August 13, 2021 Ty Taylor

The Mercer County School Board adopts an amended return to learn plan. The action taken at a special meeting Thursday night following over 30-minutes of public comment. The district’s plan will follow the Governor’s latest [FULL STORY]

Mercer County School Board To Review Return To Learn Plan Tonight

August 12, 2021 Ty Taylor

The Mercer County School Board will hold a special meeting tonight to discuss and possibly approve the district’s “Return to Learn” plan. At the last school board meeting it was determined that some adjustments were [FULL STORY]

Genesis Health System Will Require COVID-19 Vaccination For Employees And Medical Staff; Aledo Locations Included

August 12, 2021 Ty Taylor

Genesis Health System, which includes Genesis Medical Center, Genesis Health Group, and First Med Pharmacy — all in Aledo, will join other health care providers across the country by requiring all employees and medical staff [FULL STORY]

Delta Variant In Mercer County

August 11, 2021 Ty Taylor

Mercer County Health Department administrator Carla Ewing confirming that the COVID-19 Delta variant has been confirmed in Mercer County. 42.8 percent of the county is fully vaccinated against COVID. 79-percent of the 65 and older [FULL STORY]

Western Illinois Today

Swanson Worried About Consequences For Those Schools That Challenge Mask Executive Order

August 11, 2021 Ty Taylor

Local State Rep. Dan Swanson says masks should be a local control issue for schools, but he is warning districts about possible consequences and repercussions should they decide to defy Governor J.B. Pritzker’s latest executive [FULL STORY]

Viola Man Enters Alford Plea To Criminal Sexual Abuse Count

August 10, 2021 Ty Taylor

An Alford plea has been entered in the criminal case against a Viola man. 43-year-old David Lee Richardson was originally facing Class X and Class 1 felonies in a sex assault investigation. The charges involved [FULL STORY]