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190 Years Ago, The Day Lincoln Put New Boston On The Map

September 30, 2024 Ty Taylor

Happy Abe Lincoln Day in New Boston. Today (Sept. 30) in 1834, Lincoln finished surveying and platting the Mississippi River town. Christian McWhirter is a Lincoln Historian with the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum [FULL STORY]

Betty J. Williams – Services 10/4/24

September 29, 2024 Ty Taylor

Betty J. Williams, 101 of Aledo, Illinois, died Monday, September 23, 2024, at Brookstone of Aledo. The funeral service will be 11 a.m., Friday, October 4, at Fippinger Funeral Home in Aledo. Burial is in [FULL STORY]

WRMJ Sportsline: Week 5 High School Football Recap

September 28, 2024 Ty Taylor

On Sportsline this week Ty Taylor and Jim Taylor are joined by Greg Armstrong to recap Week 5 in the Three Rivers Athletic Conference. Local coaches on the show this week are Monmouth-Roseville’s Jeremy Adolphson [FULL STORY]

Week 5: E-P Stuns MERCO Late, Newman Outlasts Rockridge, Sherrard Beats Mendota, Orion Falls To Riverdale

September 28, 2024 Ty Taylor

Local sports results are presented by Genesis Physical Therapy. Erie-Prophetstown (3-2, 1-2 TRAC Rock) scored in the final minute of the game to complete a 20-14 comeback win over Mercer County (3-2, 2-1 TRAC Rock) Friday. [FULL STORY]

Hampton Named September Farm Strong Winner

September 27, 2024 Ty Taylor

The September winner of CBI Bank & Trust and Farm Country 102.3 Farm Strong award is Jim Hampton of Rural Aledo. Hampton was nominated by his wife Stephanie. She explains why her husband is Farm [FULL STORY]

Focus: Seaton FPD Asking Residents To Help With Increased Costs

September 27, 2024 Ty Taylor

The Seaton Fire Protection District is asking voters to approve an increase in both the Ambulance Service Levy and the Corporate Tax Levy. If approved by voters, the amount levied would increase from .003 to [FULL STORY]

WRMJ Week 5 TRAC Football Preview & Picks With View From The West

September 27, 2024 Ty Taylor

Before the year started, Week 5 in the TRAC seemed like it would be the headliner of the nine-week regular season schedule and it’s certainly lived up to it heading into tonight’s action. On both [FULL STORY]

Ridgewood Upsets Amboy, Avenges State Title Loss

September 27, 2024 Ty Taylor

Local sports results are presented by Genesis Physical Therapy. Ridgewood (4-1) knocked off Amboy (4-1) in a rematch of last year’s Illinois 8-Man Football Association (I8FA) state championship game 34-22 Thursday. Roy Sandberg led the Spartans [FULL STORY]

Mercer County Unemployment Rate Below Statewide Average

September 27, 2024 Ty Taylor

The Mercer County unemployment rate at 5.1 percent. The number is for August and compares to a 4.4 percent figure recorded the same time a year ago, according to data released by the Illinois Department [FULL STORY]

High School Sports Spotlight: After Lost Junior Year To Injury, Sherrard’s Steele Leading Tigers In Final Season

September 26, 2024 Ty Taylor

WRMJ spoke with Sherrard High School senior offensive lineman and linebacker Grady Steele for the High School Sports Spotlight Thursday. Steele and the Tigers (1-3) picked up their first win of the season last week over Hall [FULL STORY]