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Local Sports Cancellations – 1-9-24

January 9, 2024 Ty Taylor

Winter weather has forced local high school sporting events to be postponed Tuesday, January 9th. Below is a complete list of local cancellations and make-up dates if they’re available. BOYS BASKETBALL Mercer County @ [FULL STORY]

WRMJ Interview: 2K Points & Counting, West Central’s Shelby Bowman Dazzles Every Night

January 9, 2024 Ty Taylor

WRMJ spoke with West Central (12-5, 6-0 LTC) senior Shelby Bowman before her 41-point performance in a 65-60 win over Mercer County Monday. Bowman scored her 2,000th career point in December. She’s averaging 29.6 points [FULL STORY]

Bowman’s 41 Leads West Central Past MERCO

January 9, 2024 Ty Taylor

Local sports results are presented by Genesis Physical Therapy. Shelby Bowman scored 41 points to lead West Central (12-5, 6-0 LTC) past Mercer County (10-10, 3-3 LTC), 65-60 Monday. The Heat opened both halves on [FULL STORY]

Business Spotlight – Winsor Entertainment

January 9, 2024 Ty Taylor

Today on the Business Spotlight, Kia and Darren Winsor discuss Winsor Entertainment, the mobile DJ service they run together, based in Mercer County. .

Major Excitement For Aledo Opera House Plans

January 8, 2024 Ty Taylor

Excitement continues to build for a massive renovation of the Aledo Opera House. Developer WJ Albertson says one of the initial priorities is finding a manager for the event space, which will be home to [FULL STORY]

Business Spotlight – Landrace Woodshop

January 8, 2024 Ty Taylor

On today’s Business Spotlight, Terry James speaks with Jeremiah Clark, owner of Landrace Woodshop in Aledo. Jeremiah will talk about the involvement he had in building WRMJ’s new studios, the meaning behind the name Landrace, [FULL STORY]

Business Spotlight – Winsor Entertainment

January 8, 2024 Ty Taylor

On today’s Business Spotlight, Kia and Darren Winsor discuss Winsor Entertainment, the mobile DJ service they run together in Mercer County. Listen to the interview here.

WRMJ Interview: Russell Ready To Rep Mercer County At State Pageant

January 8, 2024 Ty Taylor

A send-off celebration was held Sunday for Mercer County Fair Queen Lilly Russell. The senior at Sherrard High School is competing at the Miss Illinois County Fair Queen Pageant this weekend in Springfield.

Heavy Snow Followed By Bitter Cold; WRMJ Listening Area Under Winter Storm Warning

January 8, 2024 Ty Taylor

A long duration strong winter storm in play for the WRMJ listening area starting Monday night. Alex Gibbs is a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in the Quad Cities. He spoke with WRMJ early [FULL STORY]

WRMJ Sportsline: PIT & Nesto Hoops

January 6, 2024 Ty Taylor

WRMJ’s Jim Taylor and Ty Taylor were joined on Sportsline this week by Princeton wrestling coach Steve Amy to talk about this weekend’s Princeton Invitational Tournament (PIT) and by Aaron Britton, who covers high school basketball in [FULL STORY]