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Special Bingo To Raise Funds For Senior Center

December 9, 2021 Ty Taylor

The Aledo American Legion stepping up to help the Mercer County Senior Center. Hal Earl is with Post 121. Again, doors open at the legion at 5 p.m. Friday with raffles at 5:30 and bingo [FULL STORY]

WRMJ High School Sports Spotlight: Super Fan Krup Is A Player Too; Also Has Radio Voice

December 9, 2021 Ty Taylor

WRMJ visited with Sherrard High School senior Terryn Krup Thursday morning. He is a starter on the boys basketball team, organizes the student section for girls basketball and volleyball games, and can also be heard [FULL STORY]

Tigers Advance To State, Eagles Fall At Home

December 9, 2021 Ty Taylor

The Sherrard Tigers 8th grade girls basketball team has advanced to the state finals at Germantown Hills with a win over Abingdon-Avon at the Rockridge Sectional. Mercer County went cold from the field as they [FULL STORY]

County Board Mulling How To Spend $3-Million In Federal Recovery Funds

December 8, 2021 Ty Taylor

Plenty of Mercer County Board discussion involving American Rescue Plan Act or ARPA funding, which is federal money stemming from the coronavirus pandemic. Mercer County government will receive $3 million in total. On Tuesday, the [FULL STORY]

WRMJ Interview: Mercer County High School’s Wagner Welcomes Live Audience; Holiday Concert This Weekend

December 8, 2021 Ty Taylor

WRMJ spoke with Mercer County High School senior trumpet player Katie Wagner. She’s looking forward to an in-person holiday music concert this Sunday at the high school.

Sunday Retirement Open House For Litwiler

December 8, 2021 Ty Taylor

An open house planned for retiring Aledo Fire Chief Dennis Litwiler this weekend. The public is invited to the fire station on Sunday from 1 to 3 p.m. Litwiler has spent 44 years with the [FULL STORY]

WRMJ High School Sports Spotlight: Getting That Shooting Groove; Eight 3’s In One Night For Rockridge’s Heisch

December 8, 2021 Ty Taylor

WRMJ caught up with Madison Heisch this week. The senior broke the single game school record last week with eight 3-pointers against Orion.

Tigers, Rockets Open TRAC With Wins

December 8, 2021 Ty Taylor

The Three Rivers Athletic Conference opened play Tuesday night. In the west division, Rockridge rolled to a big win over Orion and Sherrard won on their home floor against Morrison while Riverdale nipped Monmouth-Roseville at [FULL STORY]

Improper Phone Communication Investigation Leads To Criminal Charges Against Two Mercer County Men

December 8, 2021 Ty Taylor

Two local men arrested on grooming charges. 45-year-old Richard Carle of Keithsburg and 34-year-old Ryan Leihsing of Aledo were taken into custody Tuesday following a Mercer County Sheriff’s Department and Aledo Police Department investigation regarding [FULL STORY]

Mercer County Child Porn Defendant Back In Court

December 7, 2021 Ty Taylor

A Dec. 14 status hearing scheduled for a Viola man charged in a 2019 child porn case. The date was set Tuesday morning in Mercer County Circuit Court during a pre-trial conference for 46-year-old James [FULL STORY]