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April Geisinger Minteer – Visitation 12/21/22

December 20, 2022 Ty Taylor

April Geisinger Minteer, 46 of Aledo, passed away Sunday, December 18, 2022, at Aledo Rehabilitation and Health Center. Visitation will be 4 to 6 p.m., Wednesday, December 21, at Nichols Bewley Funeral and Cremation Services, [FULL STORY]

High School Sports Spotlight: Rockridge’s Jude Finch Takes His High Energy To Wrestling Mat

December 20, 2022 Ty Taylor

After a successful football season, Rockridge sophomore Jude Finch is off to a promising start in the wrestling season. He won the 126-pound weight class at the Erie Tournament last weekend. Finch spoke with WRMJ [FULL STORY]

Aledo To Hire Maintenance Code Deputy Inspector

December 20, 2022 Ty Taylor

The Aledo City Council moving forward with creating a Maintenance Code Deputy Inspector. The position was approved Monday night says Mayor Chris Hagloch. Also on the personnel front, Hagloch says the city administrator position will [FULL STORY]

Six Year Prison Sentence Handed Down In Mercer County Sex Assault Case

December 19, 2022 Ty Taylor

A Seaton man will spend six years in prison after pleading guilty to a predatory criminal sexual assault of a child charge. The Class X felony was filed against 45-year-old Frank Wheeler last September following [FULL STORY]

Mercer County American Red Cross Blood Drive Tuesday

December 19, 2022 Ty Taylor

Blood supplies run low during the holiday and winter seasons, but locally, donors can help out this week. There’s a Mercer County American Red Cross blood drive Tuesday from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at [FULL STORY]

Winter Storm Potential Later This Week

December 19, 2022 Ty Taylor

A winter storm could impact the WRMJ listening area later this week. Meteorologist Mike McClure is with the National Weather Service in the Quad Cities. He spoke with WRMJ early Monday morning.

Rockridge Outlasts Columbia in Top 10 Showdown

December 17, 2022 Ty Taylor

Rockridge knocked off Columbia 59-53 in a battle of top ten teams in IHSA 2A basketball at the Great Western Shootout in Abingdon Saturday. Jase Whitman scored 22 points for the Rockets. Landon Bull added [FULL STORY]

Shirley Ann Stead – Visitation 12/20/22

December 17, 2022 Ty Taylor

Shirley Ann Stead, 86 of Viola, passed away quietly Saturday, December 17, 2022, at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf, Iowa, succumbing to the dreadful effects of Alzheimer’s Disease. Visitation is 12 to 2 [FULL STORY]

Donovan L. Stineman – Graveside Services 12/28/22

December 17, 2022 Ty Taylor

Donavan L. Stineman, 76 of New Boston, IL died Friday, December 16, 2022 at home. Cremation has been accorded and graveside services are 11 a.m., Wednesday, December 28, at the New Boston Cemetery. There is [FULL STORY]

Whiteman Leads Rockets Past Mercer County

December 17, 2022 Ty Taylor

Jase Whiteman scored 21 points to lead Rockridge past Mercer County 54-31 Friday night. The Rockets led 25-16 at halftime. The Golden Eagles trimmed the deficit to 27-23 early in the third quarter. Rockridge responded [FULL STORY]