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Business Spotlight – Essig Motors

January 2, 2024 Ty Taylor

WRMJ’s Business Spotlight returns for 2024 today as John Hoscheidt talks with Matt Essig, president of Essig Motors in Aledo. Listen every weekday during the month of January as various local businesses are featured. Find [FULL STORY]

Business Spotlight – Essig Motors

January 2, 2024 Ty Taylor

On today’s Business Spotlight, John Hoscheidt talks with Matt Essig, president of Essig Motors in Aledo. They will talk about the challenges in 2023 and what’s ahead in 2024; some of the new 2024 models [FULL STORY]

Mercer County Unemployment Rate Below Statewide Average

January 2, 2024 Ty Taylor

Mercer County’s unemployment rate at 3.6 percent. The number is for November and compares to a 3.5 percent figure recorded a year ago, according to data released by the Illinois Department of Employment Security. Unemployment [FULL STORY]

WRMJ Sports 2023 Year In Review: Highlights From Top 10 WRMJ Broadcasts In 2023

January 1, 2024 Ty Taylor

Before we fully flip the calendar to 2024, WRMJ Sports is looking back at the year that was 2023 on our airwaves. We were fortunate to cover Rockridge softball break the IHSA record for consecutive [FULL STORY]

Plambeck Animal Cruelty Case To Be Decided This Year

January 1, 2024 Ty Taylor

A final pre-trial conference on the docket this week for a Sherrard woman’s animal cruelty case. 60-year-old Karen Plambeck is set to appear in Mercer County Circuit Court on Tuesday. She is facing twelve animal [FULL STORY]

Two New Ambulance Providers Now Serving Mercer County

January 1, 2024 Ty Taylor

A new ambulance service is now in place for Aledo, Joy and Seaton fire protection districts and the City of Keithsburg. Elite EMS took over on New Year’s Day. Their EMS Manager is Karin Hill. [FULL STORY]