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New State Building Code Requirements Took Effect January 1 – Here’s What Aledo Residents Need to Know

January 7, 2025 Ty Taylor
  New state building codes took effect across Illinois starting January 1, and they bring important changes for communities like Aledo. The new law requires all municipalities to follow minimum construction standards, even in places [FULL STORY]
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High School Sports Spotlight: Rockridge’s Danner Grinds Out Girls Basketball Career

January 7, 2025 Ty Taylor
WRMJ spoke with Rockridge High School senior girls basketball player Erica Danner for the High School Sports Spotlight Thursday. The Rockets (9-10, 2-2 TRAC West) beat Orion 37-29 Monday. The Rockridge High School Sports Spotlight is presented by Zimmerman [FULL STORY]
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Dwayne W. Sieck Appointed CEO of CBI Bank & Trust

January 7, 2025 Ty Taylor
Muscatine, IA – At CBI Bank & Trust’s December 19, 2024, Board Meeting, Dwayne W. Sieck was elected to the Board of Directors and named CEO of CBI Bank & Trust, effective January 1, 2025. [FULL STORY]
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Sherrard Beats Monmouth-Roseville, Takes Control Of TRAC West Girls Basketball Race

January 7, 2025 Ty Taylor
Local sports results are presented by MercyOne Genesis Physical Therapy. Sherrard (12-2, 4-0 TRAC West) now sits alone in first place in the conference in girls basketball after a 58-48 win over Monmouth-Roseville (12-5, 3-1 TRAC [FULL STORY]
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Business Spotlight – Winsor Entertainment

January 7, 2025 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. They’ll discuss how the business has evolved over the last few years [FULL STORY]
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Blaser Sees Big Opportunities With Parks & Rec Job

January 7, 2025 Ty Taylor
Aledo’s new Parks and Recreation Director is on the job. Troy Blaser attended Monday night’s Aledo City Council meeting. Blaser started his new job Jan. 2.
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Aledo Man Facing Multiple Felonies In Sex Assault Investigation

January 6, 2025 Ty Taylor
An Aledo man has been arrested following a sexual assault investigation that began last October. 47-year-old Michael S. Downey was taken into custody on a Mercer County warrant last week. According to an Aledo Police [FULL STORY]
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Saturday Sports: Sherrard Unable To Recover From Slow Start, Falls To West Hancock

January 6, 2025 Ty Taylor
Local sports results are presented by MercyOne Genesis Physical Therapy. Sherrard (13-2) had an 11-game winning streak snapped in a 57-47 loss to West Hancock (12-3) at the Carl Sandburg College Shootout in Galesburg Saturday. The [FULL STORY]
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Business Spotlight – Rex McWhorter With Yarger Machinery Sales

January 6, 2025 Ty Taylor
Today on the WRMJ Business Spotlight, Terry James speaks with Rex McWhorter with Yarger Machinery Sales. They will talk about the ways Yarger Machinery Sales can serve you following a major expansion, how buy-outs continue [FULL STORY]
Western Illinois Today

Line To Serve On Mercer County Board

January 6, 2025 Ty Taylor
A Seaton area farmer set to become a member of the Mercer County Board. Todd Line’s appointment is on Tuesday night’s agenda. He will fill a vacancy in District 1, where no one ran for [FULL STORY]

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