WRMJ RADIO

Area Farmland Values ‘Softening’

March 31, 2025 Ty Taylor

Area farmland values declined in 2024. In an 11-county region that includes Mercer County, 2024 closed sales averaged between $13,500 and $15,500 per acre for excellent productivity land, which represents a five to ten percent [FULL STORY]

Saturday Sports: Sherrard Scores 17 Straight Runs To Beat West Central

March 31, 2025 Ty Taylor

Local sports results are presented by MercyOne Genesis Physical Therapy. Sherrard (2-2) defeated West Central (2-2) 17-2 in four innings in baseball at the Joel Brunsvold Complex Saturday. West Central scored two runs in the top [FULL STORY]

Sherrard Area DUI Arrest Involves Lawn Mower, Suspect Also Booked For Threatening Public Official

March 30, 2025 Ty Taylor

A Swedona man cited for DUI while driving a lawn mower. According to a Mercer County Sheriff’s Department press release, 34-year-old Bryce Pappas was arrested Saturday following a traffic stop near Fyre Lake. In addition [FULL STORY]

WRMJ Sportsline: MerCo Softball Rolling Early & TRAC Roundup With Dustin Murray

March 29, 2025 Ty Taylor

On Sportsline this week, Jim Taylor and Ty Taylor open the show discussing the first couple weeks of the spring sports season. Then, Mercer County softball coach and athletic director Dustin Murray joins the program [FULL STORY]

MerCo Thumps Knoxville, Picks Up Baseball Win

March 28, 2025 Ty Taylor

Local sports results are presented by MercyOne Genesis Physical Therapy. Mercer County (4-2) beat Knoxville (0-4) 14-3 on the road in baseball Friday. The Golden Eagles opened the afternoon with five runs in the top of [FULL STORY]

Sherrard High School Wins BHC Welding Competition, Again

March 28, 2025 Ty Taylor

Black Hawk College recently hosted the 7th Annual T-Joint Fillet Weld Invitational at the college’s Welding and Skilled Trades Center in downtown Kewanee. The goal is to provide a competitive welding contest in a state-of-the-art [FULL STORY]

Aledo City Council Working On TIF Incentives For Proposed Housing Development

March 28, 2025 Ty Taylor

The Aledo City Council continues to explore incentives for a proposed housing addition. The council’s TIF Committee discussed the Sponsler Manor Third Addition site earlier this week says Mayor Chris Hagloch. The first phase of [FULL STORY]

MerCo Beats Illini West, Gets To 4-0 In Softball

March 28, 2025 Ty Taylor

Local sports results are presented by MercyOne Genesis Physical Therapy. Mercer County (4-0) beat Illini West (2-3) 8-1 in softball at home Thursday. The Golden Eagles scored the first five runs of the game, plating two [FULL STORY]

Rodney Curtis McCaw – Graveside Service 3/28/25

March 27, 2025 Cynthia Stoner

Rodney Curtis McCaw, 78 of New Windsor, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, March 25, 2025, at the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice Home in Bettendorf, Iowa. A graveside funeral service will be held at 1 p.m., Friday, [FULL STORY]

High School Sports Spotlight: Sherrard’s Dominique Ready For Illinois Top Times

March 27, 2025 Ty Taylor

WRMJ spoke with Sherrard High School junior track and field athlete Aliza Dominique for the High School Sports Spotlight Thursday. Dominique qualified in both the pole vault and as part of Sherrard’s 4×200-meter relay team for this [FULL STORY]