Month: July 2023

An Iowa woman arrested on four counts of residential burglary and one count of theft in Mercer County. According to a Mercer County Sheriff’s Department press release, 55-year-old Paula Harris of Wilton was taken into [FULL STORY]

The Mercer County Sheriff’s Department investigating a shooting in New Windsor. It happened late Tuesday night when deputies while on routine patrol heard gunfire and someone yelling. A male was then located with two gunshot [FULL STORY]

Marcus Bush began his new job as Rockridge School District superintendent on July 1. He spoke with WRMJ on Wednesday.

Aledo’s Monument Park getting more attention. The Historic Preservation Commission wants to place five interpretive panels at the site, which features a statue and memorial honoring 352 Mercer County soldiers that died in the Civil [FULL STORY]

The Sherrard School District looking at the second year of offering a program called “Sparks.” The subject was discussed at last week’s Unit 200 Board of Education Meeting says Superintendent Dr. Carl Johnson. The program [FULL STORY]

The two people killed in a crash in Viola Saturday morning when their vehicle went off the roadway and collided with a house have been identified. Mercer County Coroner Greg Larson has confirmed Margarita Meza, [FULL STORY]

Progress on hiring a new city administrator in Aledo. An update from Mayor Chris Hagloch. The city administrator and police chief job had been held jointly but is now being split up. The current city [FULL STORY]