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Saturday Sports: Terronez Reaches 300 Strikeout Milestone In Sherrard Win Over Riverdale

May 12, 2025 Ty Taylor

Local sports results are presented by MercyOne Genesis Physical Therapy. Sherrard senior starting pitcher Aidan Terronez struck out his 300th career batter in the Tigers’ (15-7, 8-0 TRAC West) 16-8 win over Riverdale (9-15, 5-5 TRAC [FULL STORY]

2025 Senior Spotlight – Lily Bohnsack, Rockridge High School

May 12, 2025 Ty Taylor

Presented by Midwest Bank in Andalusia As part of WRMJ’s Senior Spotlight series, we’re proud to feature Lily Bohnsack — a standout member of the Rockridge High School Class of 2025. Lily has made the [FULL STORY]

Mercer County Yellow Brick Road Providing Local Business Assistance

May 12, 2025 Ty Taylor

Three local agencies are teaming up to assist businesses around Mercer County. Aledo Main Street, Visit MerCo, and Mercer County Better Together launched Mercer County’s Yellow Brick Road last week. It’s an online resource dedicated [FULL STORY]

LaVerne Frederick ‘Bud’ Peterson – Services 5/16/25

May 11, 2025 Ty Taylor

LaVerne Frederick “Bud” Peterson, 92, of Rio, IL, died Thursday, May 8, 2025, at OSF St Mary Medical Center in Galesburg. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m., Friday, May 16, at Peterson-Wallin-Knox Funeral [FULL STORY]

WRMJ Sportsline: Sherrard Conference Championship Week & Baseball/Softball Bracket Talk

May 10, 2025 Ty Taylor

On Sportsline this week, Ty Taylor opens the show discussing results from the TRAC girls track and field meet and recapping the local IHSA 2A postseason brackets for baseball and softball, which were released earlier [FULL STORY]

Rockridge Beats Princeton & Alleman, Wins 14th Straight

May 10, 2025 Ty Taylor

Local sports results are presented by MercyOne Genesis Physical Therapy. Rockridge (22-3) won a pair of softball games at home Friday, defeating Princeton (13-10) 3-2 and Alleman (8-19) 14-4. With the wins, the Rockets extended their [FULL STORY]

Rock Island County Farm Bureau Foundation Awards $16,000 in Scholarships to Local Students

May 9, 2025 Ty Taylor

The Rock Island County Farm Bureau Foundation has awarded $16,000 in scholarships to seven exceptional students as part of its 2025 scholarship program. The annual awards are given to students who demonstrate academic excellence, leadership, [FULL STORY]

Rockridge Grad, Wisconsin Freshman Kendra Lewis Named First Team All-Big Ten

May 9, 2025 Ty Taylor

2024 Rockridge High School graduate and University of Wisconsin freshman softball standout Kendra Lewis earned first team all-conference honors for the 2025 season, the Big Ten announced Friday. With her .408 batting average, .650 slugging [FULL STORY]

Air Care 4 Lands In Aledo: Faster Emergency Transport Now Available

May 9, 2025 Ty Taylor

Aledo, IL – The skies above Aledo saw something new today—a medical helicopter landing near the Aledo Fire Station, not for an emergency, but as part of a special training event for local first responders. [FULL STORY]

Real ID Demand Sends Big-City Residents To Small-Town Aledo

May 9, 2025 Ty Taylor

With new federal Real ID requirements now in place, smaller DMVs in Illinois are suddenly becoming popular destinations—especially the one in Aledo. The Mercer County facility is seeing visitors from across the state, including metro [FULL STORY]