Month: October 2024

A Mercer County High School teacher has been arrested and charged with with a felony, according to the Mercer County Sheriff’s Department. In a press release, the Sheriff’s Department said it “received a complaint on [FULL STORY]

Support the Vilomah Veteran’s Community in New Boston, a tiny home initiative providing short-term housing for homeless veterans. Proceeds from the Veteran & Vendor Open House will help cover the costs to winterize and finish [FULL STORY]

Black Hawk College students from Mercer County are benefitting from a new scholarship created by a $150,000 pledge from Cultivate Power, a solar farm development company, and Generate Capital, a sustainable investment and operating company. [FULL STORY]

An Equine program in Eastern and Central Illinois is looking to reach veterans in the Western Illinois Area.  Tim Dippon is the Veteran Outreach Coordinator at Gateway Family Services and explained to WRMJ’s Terry James [FULL STORY]

The Aledo Exchange Club will hold their 46th Annual One Nation Under God Breakfast at 9 a.m., Sat., Nov. 9, at the Mercer County VFW, Aledo. Biscuits and gravy, scrambled eggs, and other items will [FULL STORY]