Month: June 2022

Local State Rep. Dan Swanson has received the State Honorary FFA Degree. It was presented last week during the Illinois FFA Convention. Swanson serves on the House Agriculture and Conservation Committee.

Amidst the pandemic, the American Red Cross is seeing blood shortages across the board and Mercer County donors can help this week.  According to the organization’s Lyn Hruska, the pandemic has strained blood donations. According [FULL STORY]

Local 4-H volunteer Julie Derrer is being inducted into the Illinois 4-H Hall of Fame. She spoke with WRMJ Friday afternoon.

Former President Donald Trump is coming to west central Illinois ahead of the June 28th primary. Trump will speak at a Save America rally at the Adams County fairgrounds in downstate Mendon on June 25th. [FULL STORY]

Genesis Medical Center Aledo administrator Ted Rogalski serving as chairman of the Illinois Health and Hospital Association. He details a top issue for the group. The IHA held their annual meeting this week in Springfield.

The annual Mercer County Relay for Life is less than two weeks away. Stacey Dutton is with the American Cancer Society. She details what the fundraising efforts have been used for locally. The Mercer County [FULL STORY]

State Senator Darren Bailey, Republican candidate for Governor, made a campaign stop in Aledo Wednesday night. Bailey spoke to supporters at Cheers On Main. He told WRMJ what separates him from the other candidates and [FULL STORY]