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Apollo & New Boston Elementary To Get Upgrades; Then High School Campus

July 31, 2022 Ty Taylor

Heading into the new school year the Mercer County Board of Education will continue to take up building issues, including plans for Apollo and New Boston Elementary says Unit 404 Superintendent Scott Petrie. The board [FULL STORY]

Hockenberry Solicitation Of Murder For Hire Trial Delayed To Late August

July 29, 2022 Ty Taylor

A jury trial has been continued again for a Keithsburg man charged with solicitation of murder for hire. Jury selection was set to begin this past Monday and then next Wednesday, but the state asked [FULL STORY]

Nova, Mustang, Corvette & El Camino; Lessons For Mercer County High School Restoration Program

July 29, 2022 Ty Taylor

A 1997 Corvette will be raffled off during Aledo Antique Days. The car has been restored through a program at Mercer County High School. They’ve already had past successes with a Nova and Mustang and [FULL STORY]

Suspect Still Being Sought In Sherrard Teen’s 2020 Shooting Death

July 29, 2022 Ty Taylor

Information continues to be sought on the whereabouts of a Quad Cities man charged with gunning down a Sherrard teen over a year-and-a-half-ago. 16-year-old Dylan McAlester was killed in mid-December of 2020 in Rock Island. [FULL STORY]

Hottest Temps Of Summer Possible Next Week

July 29, 2022 Ty Taylor

Some ideal weather conditions in play through the weekend with temps in the low to mid-80’s, but a heat wave is coming next week for WRMJ listening area. Dave Cousins is a meteorologist with the [FULL STORY]

Mercer County Unemployment Rate Now Under 4-Percent

July 28, 2022 Ty Taylor

The Mercer County unemployment rate is now at 3.5 percent. The number is for June and compares to a 4.9 percent figure recorded a year ago, according to the latest data released by the Illinois [FULL STORY]

WRMJ Audio: When Football Season Is Canceled; Low Numbers Impact Riverdale Varsity Squad

July 28, 2022 Ty Taylor

Riverdale High School will not field a varsity football team this fall. The decision was made this week. The Rams are a member of the Three Rivers Athletics Conference and were scheduled to play Rockridge [FULL STORY]

185th Anniversary Celebration Planned For Keithsburg

July 28, 2022 Ty Taylor

Keithsburg celebrating 185 years later this year. A three-day party is set over Labor Day weekend says one of the organizers Melonie McLaughlin. A Facebook page has been established for the event. Search Keithsburg 185th [FULL STORY]

Joseph W. Morrison – Services 8/2/22

July 28, 2022 Cynthia Stoner

Joseph W. Morrison, 79 of Bishop Hill, formerly of Aledo, died Wednesday, July 27, 2022, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria. Funeral services will be 3 p.m., Tuesday, August 2, at Speer Funeral Home, [FULL STORY]

WIU QC Campus Hosting Employer Town Hall Aug. 4

July 28, 2022 Ty Taylor

Western Illinois University Quad Cities campus collaborating with local Quad Cities college and university career centers to host an employer town hall next week. Audrey Adamson serves as the school’s Director of the Center for [FULL STORY]