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Aledo City Administrator Search Update

June 7, 2023 Ty Taylor

Interviews should begin soon for the city administrator position in Aledo and there could be a potential hire by next month, says Mayor Chris Hagloch. The current city administrator and police chief, Chris Sullivan, remains [FULL STORY]

Aledo Main Street Farmers Market Season Starts Thursday

June 6, 2023 Ty Taylor

A new season for the Aledo Main Street Farmers Market begins this week. The weekly set-up is every Thursday into the fall says Aledo Main Street Executive Director Lindsey Dunn. You can call the Aledo [FULL STORY]

WRMJ Audio: High School Football Season Just Two Months Away; Matlick Likes Sound Of That

June 6, 2023 Ty Taylor

WRMJ caught up with Mercer County High School football coach Tanner Matlick on Tuesday. Summer workouts are underway with the first official day of practice set for August 7, per the IHSA calendar.

A Grill & Giving Back; Mercer Market Mission Raises Over $200,000 For Local Causes

June 6, 2023 Ty Taylor

It started as a simple idea in 2008, but it’s now benefited a number of great local causes. Mercer Market has helped raise over $200,000 through a pork-chop stand and portable grill they set up [FULL STORY]

Business Spotlight – Helena Agri Enterprises

June 6, 2023 Ty Taylor

Today John Hoscheidt talks with Scott Murphy with Helena Agri Enterprises in Orion. They will talk about how Scott came to join the company, what kind of spring it was for his growers, what he’s [FULL STORY]

Dry Pattern Continues For WRMJ Listening Area

June 6, 2023 Ty Taylor

Still no significant rain event in the WRMJ listening area for the near term. Meteorologist Justin Schultz is with the National Weather Service in the Quad Cities. He spoke with WRMJ early this morning.

Probation And Restitution Ordered In Matherville Theft Case

June 6, 2023 Ty Taylor

A former village of Matherville employee placed on 24-months probation and ordered to pay $10,000 restitution in a theft case. The sentence was handed down to 70-year-old Roland Hartman Monday in Mercer County Circuit Court. [FULL STORY]

WRMJ Audio: John Deere Classic Media Day

June 5, 2023 Ty Taylor

WRMJ’s John Hoscheidt spoke with 2022 John Deere Classic champion J.T. Poston and new tournament director Andrew Lehman at the tournament’s Media Day in Rock Island Monday. 2022 John Deere Classic Champion J.T. Poston [FULL STORY]

Lewis, Brown, Frieden Named ICA First Team All-State

June 5, 2023 Ty Taylor

Three local softball standouts were named Illinois Coaches Association (ICA) Softball First Team All-State. Rockridge junior Kendra Lewis was named a first team all-state player for the third year in a row. Lewis finished the [FULL STORY]

All 9 Rockridge Starters Highlight All-Conference TRAC Softball Team

June 5, 2023 Ty Taylor

All nine starters for the 2023 IHSA 2A state champion Rockridge Rockets were named all-conference performers in the Three Rivers Athletic Conference (TRAC) West Division in softball. The Rockets (38-1) won their third consecutive state [FULL STORY]