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WRMJ High School Sports Spotlight: Hitting The Contact Spot; Rockridge’s Brown Off To Big Year
WRMJ caught up with Rockridge junior softball player Payton Brown on Monday night following her three-homer game against Sherrard.
Year: 2022
Local Sports
Rockets Outslug Tigers, Welch Fires No-Hitter
Rockridge outslugged Sherrard in a match-up of two favorites in the Three Rivers Athletic Conference west division softball race Monday. The Rockets Peyton Brown had three home runs and six rbis. Sherrard’s Brennan Welch fired [FULL STORY]
Western Illinois Today
Registration Open For 2022 Mercer County Fair Queen Pageant
Sign up underway for the 2022 Mercer County Fair Queen Pageant. Pageant Director Ledith Whitehall shares the details. The pageant is Tuesday, July 12.
Western Illinois Today
Township Assessors Hosting Two Informational Meetings This Week
Township assessors in Mercer County hosting a couple of informational meetings this week. Tiffany Newswander is involved with the effort. The meetings are Wednesday from 5 to 7 p.m. and Saturday from 8 to 10 [FULL STORY]
Western Illinois Today
Illinois Route 94 Bridge Projects Underway
The Illinois Department of Transportation announcing that construction on the bridge carrying IL 94 over Camp Creek, about 5 miles north of Aledo begins this week and is scheduled to be completed by August. Improvements [FULL STORY]
Western Illinois Today
Village of Matherville Theft Case Set For Bench Trial
A June 8 bench trial has been scheduled for a former village of Matherville employee charged in a theft investigation. The trial is expected to take three days. 69-year-old Roland E. Hartman faces Class X [FULL STORY]
Western Illinois Today
Davenport Man Guilty In New Boston Sex Assault Case
A Quad Cities man found guilty in a 2019 Mercer County child sex assault case. 36-year-old Antonio Cortez Williamson will be sentenced June 13. His bench trial began in late February, resumed in early March, [FULL STORY]
Western Illinois Today
Mercer County Sheriff’s Dept. Budget Taking Hit By High Gas Prices
High gas prices impacting the Mercer County Sheriff’s Department. The sticker shock at the pump is presenting some budgetary challenges says Sheriff Dusty Terrill. The fiscal year comes to an end Nov. 30.
Western Illinois Today
Area Sex Offender Fails To Register; Now Facing Federal Charges In Wyoming After Moving From Mercer County
Work by the Mercer County Sheriff’s Department assists in apprehending a former Quad-City area man for failing to register as a sex offender. According to a Quad City Times report, 49-year-old Chad Allen Kemper is [FULL STORY]
Western Illinois Today
Mercer County High School Hosts Taste Of Jazz This Month
The Mercer County High School jazz band heading to Nashville this summer and they’re raising funds for the trip. A Taste of Jazz night is planned for Saturday, April 9 at Mercer County High School [FULL STORY]