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Sherrard Crushes Ridgewood; Orion Falls Late To Fulton

May 4, 2023 Ty Taylor

Sherrard (20-4) defeated Ridgewood 15-0 in baseball Wednesday. Aiden Terronez was the winning pitcher for the Tigers, throwing three no-hit innings. Broc DeHamer went 1-3 with a home run and 3 RBI. Holland Anderson also [FULL STORY]

Crisis Center Moving To New Aledo Location

May 4, 2023 Ty Taylor

The Mercer County Family Crisis Center will be on the move. They hope to be in the new location, the Rajput medical office building at 309 NW 2nd Street in Aledo, by this fall. The [FULL STORY]

Construction On New Mercer County Fairgrounds Building Progressing

May 3, 2023 Ty Taylor

Progress on the new building at the Mercer County Fairgrounds. The project should be finished by the July fair says fair board president Rita Williams. The new building, called Exhibition Hall, is 60 x 128 [FULL STORY]

Heat Hand Golden Eagles First LTC Loss

May 3, 2023 Ty Taylor

West Central (19-4, 11-3 Lincoln Trail Conference) beat Mercer County (19-4, 12-1 LTC) 5-1 in softball Tuesday. The Golden Eagles took a 1-0 lead in the top of the third inning, but then allowed the [FULL STORY]

WRMJ Audio: MERCO Students Embrace Music Theory Class; Concert Wednesday Night

May 3, 2023 Ty Taylor

It’s a concert at the Mercer County High School auditorium Wednesday night. The performance involves the school’s music theory class. Senior Shelton Biddle will be among the students taking the stage. He spoke with WRMJ [FULL STORY]

Mercer County Sex Abuse Investigation Results In Davenport Senior’s Arrest

May 3, 2023 Ty Taylor

A Quad Cities senior arrested in a Mercer County sex abuse investigation. 70-year-old Timmy Glen Zahn of Davenport was extradited from the Scott County Jail on a Mercer County warrant on Tuesday. He is charged [FULL STORY]

High School Sports Spotlight: Record-Breaking Week For Rockridge’s Zarlatanes

May 2, 2023 Ty Taylor

WRMJ spoke with Rockridge High School junior track and field athlete Alex Zarlatanes for the High School Sports Spotlight Tuesday. Zarlatanes broke the Rockridge High School record in discus last week, throwing 49.95 meters. He [FULL STORY]

New Aledo Police Hires Can Live Within 30 Minutes Of Town

May 2, 2023 Ty Taylor

New hires with the Aledo Police Department do not have to live within city limits. A new agreement allows officers to live within 30 minutes of Aledo says Mayor Chris Hagloch. The new description was [FULL STORY]

Mercer County Remains Perfect In LTC

May 2, 2023 Ty Taylor

Mercer County (19-3, 12-0 Lincoln Trail Conference) picked up two wins against ROWVA-Williamsfield in softball Monday. The Golden Eagles took the first game of the doubleheader 13-3 and won game two 18-4. Madi Frieden, Alivia [FULL STORY]

Anderson Hosting Back to Business Grant Webinar

May 2, 2023 Ty Taylor

Local State Senator Neil Anderson is seeking to help local businesses receive recovery funding through a state grant program implemented to help those greatly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Sen. Anderson is partnering with the [FULL STORY]