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Local Sports Cancellations & Reschedule Dates – April 7, 2025

April 7, 2025 Ty Taylor

Cold temperatures wiped out most of the baseball and softball conference openers in the Three Rivers Athletic Conference (TRAC) Monday. Monday’s cancellations and reschedule dates are available below. BASEBALL Rockridge @ Sherrard (PPD – [FULL STORY]

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ICA IHSA Softball Rankings – April 6, 2025

April 7, 2025 Ty Taylor

The Illinois Softball Coaches Association (ICA) released its first in-season state rankings for 2025 Sunday. Rockridge (5-1) and Sherrard (7-0) each are inside the Class 2A top 10. The Rockets earned the No. 5 spot, [FULL STORY]

Lincoln Poster Contest Brings Big Crowd To Essley-Noble Museum

April 7, 2025 Ty Taylor

The Mercer County Historical Society always enjoys seeing new visitors at the Essley-Noble Museum in Aledo and they saw a bunch over the weekend. The Abraham Lincoln Poster Contest brought a big crowd Saturday says [FULL STORY]

DeFrieze Looking Forward To Another Term In New Boston

April 7, 2025 Ty Taylor

Re-elected New Boston Mayor Chris DeFrieze says he has some priorities heading into another term. DeFrieze defeated challenger Stacey Brown last Tuesday 99 to 73

William A. ‘Bill’ Westpfahl – Services 4/10/25

April 6, 2025 Ty Taylor

William A. “Bill” Westpfahl, 69 of Taylor Ridge, passed away Thursday, April 3, 2025, at MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Thursday, April 10, at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home [FULL STORY]

Nails Scattered Across I-80 In Henry County, State Police Seeking Information

April 5, 2025 Ty Taylor

Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) Zone 2 continues to investigate property crimes along Interstate 80 and is asking for the public’s help to provide any information that may help solve this [FULL STORY]

WRMJ Sportsline: Sherrard CORE Leadership & More With Brandon Johnston

April 5, 2025 Ty Taylor

On Sportsline this week, Jim Taylor and Ty Taylor are joined by Sherrard High School football coach Brandon Johnston to begin the show. He’s leading the new CORE Leadership program at the school. He discusses [FULL STORY]

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Set For Aledo Central Park Plaza Project

April 4, 2025 Ty Taylor

The opening of the new Aledo Market Plaza will take place later this month. A ribbon cutting ceremony is set for Thursday, April 24 at 1 p.m. The Market Plaza is a modern event space [FULL STORY]

Video: Aledo Opera House Makes A Statement — New Lettering Signals A Bold Return

April 4, 2025 Ty Taylor

(See Videos Below) A piece of Aledo history is once again turning heads on Main Street. Crews have installed bold new lettering on the exterior of the Aledo Opera House, marking a major milestone in [FULL STORY]

Anderson’s Late Homer Leads Sherrard Past 1A No. 1 West Central

April 4, 2025 Ty Taylor

Local sports results are presented by MercyOne Genesis Physical Therapy. Sherrard senior Nadia Anderson blasted an opposite-field home run in the top of the seventh inning to break a 4-4 tie and put the Tigers (7-0) [FULL STORY]