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Aledo’s Cardinal Plating Solutions Receives State Grant

May 11, 2024 Ty Taylor

A local business among 40 small and mid-sized manufactures sharing $1.7 million in grant funding from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity and the Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center. The funding is through the [FULL STORY]

Glen E. Bennett – Services 6/15/24

May 11, 2024 Ty Taylor

Glen E. Bennett, 85 of Aledo, died Friday, May 10, 2024, at Carle Health Methodist Hospital, Peoria, IL. Memorial services will be held at 12 p.m., Saturday, June 15, at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo. Visitation [FULL STORY]

WRMJ Sportsline: Girls Sectional Track & Field Recap & Looking Forward To Postseason Baseball & Softball

May 11, 2024 Ty Taylor

On Sportsline this week, Jim Taylor and Ty Taylor opened the show recapping local girls track and field sectional results and some important scores from the past week in baseball and softball. Then, Sherrard girls track and [FULL STORY]

Rockets & Tigers Open Rockridge Softball Spring Classic 2-0

May 11, 2024 Ty Taylor

Local sports results are presented by Genesis Physical Therapy. Rockridge and Sherrard both opened the 2024 Rockridge Softball Spring Classic with two wins in Muscatine Friday. The Rockets (25-3, 10-1 TRAC West) beat West Central, [FULL STORY]

WRMJ Audio: Officials Survey Highlights Concern About Unacceptable Behavior at High School Sporting Events

May 10, 2024 Ty Taylor

WRMJ visited Friday with Dr. Karissa Niehoff, CEO of the National Federation of State High School Associations. She authored the below piece this week titled “Unacceptable Behavior at High School Sporting Events – It’s Still [FULL STORY]

WRMJ Interview: “For Them, Not Me” Mantra Leads Sherrard Girls Track, Volkert To 2A Sectional Championship

May 10, 2024 Ty Taylor

WRMJ spoke with Sherrard High School girls track and field coach Todd Volkert Friday. The Tigers won a sectional championship for the fourth straight year Thursday by beating Geneseo by 0.5 points at the IHSA [FULL STORY]

Boil Order Issued In Seaton

May 10, 2024 Ty Taylor

A boil order has been issued for the east part of Seaton from Oak Street to Elm Street. Please boil water for 5 minutes until further notice.

Summer Heat No Match For Aledo Water And Ice Kiosk

May 10, 2024 Ty Taylor

Now open:Aledo’s first Ice and Water Kiosk should be open next week. RTN Properties LLC, run by Ryan and Tiffany Newswander, purchased the empty lot in the 700 block of SW 3rd Street in Aledo. [FULL STORY]

Bump To 2A No Problem For Sherrard Girls Track, Tigers Win 4th Consecutive Sectional

May 10, 2024 Ty Taylor

Local sports results are presented by Genesis Physical Therapy. The Sherrard girls track and field team won its fourth straight sectional championship Thursday, finishing 0.5 points ahead of Geneseo at the IHSA 2A Princeton Sectional. The [FULL STORY]

High School Rodeo Competition In New Windsor This Weekend

May 10, 2024 Ty Taylor

The Illinois High School Rodeo Association hosting an event at the New Windsor Rodeo Fairgrounds this weekend. Addison Wiersema of Erie serves as student officer president for the Illinois High School Rodeo Association.