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New Band Shell Season Begins May 4

April 27, 2022 Ty Taylor

The 2022 Aledo Central Park Band Shell season kicks off next week. There will be 18 free live music events this year says band shell spokesman Rusty Ruggles. The band shell opened in 2005.

WRMJ Interview: Round 2 For Graves As Head Football Coach Of Rockets

April 27, 2022 Ty Taylor

Sam Graves is returning as head coach of Rockridge. He was hired earlier this month by the Unit 300 Board of Education. Graves served as head coach of the Rockets from 2013 to 2018. He [FULL STORY]

Fight Leads To Arrest In New Windsor Area

April 27, 2022 Ty Taylor

The Mercer County Sheriff’s Department responds to a fight in progress in the New Windsor area. The call came in Tuesday and while attempting to locate involved juveniles, deputies were able to make contact with [FULL STORY]

Officiating 101 Sessions Begin Next Week; IHSA Effort Taking On Shortage

April 27, 2022 Ty Taylor

The IHSA taking aim at the officiating shortage in the state in all sports. They’re calling the latest effort “Officiating 101”—trying to attract people to the profession around the state says the IHSA’s Sam Knox. [FULL STORY]

Mercer County Sweeps Eagle Invitational

April 27, 2022 Ty Taylor

Mercer County took both the boys and girls crown at the Golden Eagles Invitational Tuesday night at the George Pratt Memorial Field track. On the diamonds, Payton Brown hit three more home runs as Rockridge [FULL STORY]

WRMJ Audio: Talking About ACE Camp Brings Smile To Original Organizer Linda Whitney

April 26, 2022 Ty Taylor

ACE Camp is back on in 2022. The event is for Apollo, New Boston, and Winola 2nd graders. Students learn about agriculture, conservation, and environment. Local ag in the classroom volunteer Linda Whitney helped organize [FULL STORY]

Business Spotlight – Aledo Flower Shop

April 26, 2022 Cynthia Stoner

Today on WRMJ’s spring edition of the Business Spotlight John Hoscheidt will talk with the owner of the Aledo Flower Shop, Rhonda Whitney. They will talk about how she decided to buy the business one [FULL STORY]

Eagles Top Pioneers, Tigers Split With Rams

April 26, 2022 Ty Taylor

Mercer County stopped Alleman in baseball action Monday at Aledo’s Northside Park in non-conference action. Sherrard gave up five in the first to Riverdale on the way to a loss. In softball, Sherrard and Rockridge [FULL STORY]

Davis & King Speak At Mercer County Republican Event

April 26, 2022 Ty Taylor

Mercer County Republicans get an audience with congressional candidates heading toward the June primary. Due to a map redraw, incumbent Rodney Davis is now in a new district that features much of Mercer County. Davis [FULL STORY]

$7,666 Raised During WRMJ Relay For Life Radiothon

April 26, 2022 Ty Taylor

Another successful WRMJ Radiothon benefiting the Relay for Life of Mercer County. There were 80 donors on Monday totaling $7,666 says Stacey Dutton–senior development manager with the American Cancer Society. In nine years, the radiothon [FULL STORY]