Year: 2024

The Mercer County School Board has retained the Illinois Association of School Boards to lead the search for the district’s next superintendent. IASB’s Patricia Viniard spoke to WRMJ following Thursday’s special Unit 404 Board of [FULL STORY]

A new riverfront attraction for Mercer County this spring. The Landing bandshell stage in Keithsburg is funded by a $30,000 creative arts grant from the Looser Flake Charitable Trust. The stage will be a venue [FULL STORY]

Progress moving forward with a new varsity baseball field at Aledo’s Northside Park. The diamond will be ready for games in the spring of 2025 and will include a new scoreboard says Tanner Dunn with [FULL STORY]

Heading toward the Easter holiday weekend, Mercer County gas prices are averaging $3.80 per gallon. The statewide average is $3.90 with the Illinois Quad Cities averaging $3.71. In Iowa, the statewide average is $3.32 with [FULL STORY]

The schedule released for the 2024 Aledo Central Park Band Shell season. A rundown from band shell spokesman Rusty Ruggles. The schedule will also be posted at the Aledo Main Street website later this spring.

The Mercer County Board of Education hosting a community forum next month. The session is open to the public and will be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 9, at Mercer County Jr. High. [FULL STORY]

The Mercer County Family Crisis Center will be occupying a new location later this year. The agency’s Kim Harrison provided an update to the Aledo City Council last week. The city contributes $5,000 to the [FULL STORY]

Plenty of rain for the WRMJ listening area early this week. Meteorologist Mike McClure is with the National Weather Service in the Quad Cities. He spoke with WRMJ early Monday morning.