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Max C. Hanson – Services 10/8/25

September 29, 2025 Cynthia Stoner

Max C. Hanson, 93 of Aledo, Illinois, passed away Saturday, September 27, 2025, at Mercer Manor in Aledo. Cremation rites have been accorded, and visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m., Wednesday, October 8, [FULL STORY]

Robin L. Miller – Services 10/1/25

September 29, 2025 Cynthia Stoner

Robin L. Miller, 71 of Monmouth, Illinois, passed away Friday, September 26, 2025, at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria, Illinois. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m., Wednesday, October 1, at Fippinger [FULL STORY]

WRMJ Sportsline: Week 5 TRAC Football Recap

September 27, 2025 Ty Taylor

On Sportsline this week, Ty Taylor recaps Week 5 of the high school football season around the TRAC. Guests on the show this week: Rockridge head coach Sam Graves (26:50) Sherrard head coach Dan McGuire [FULL STORY]

Alan Boucher, Scott Petrie Named Mercer County Interim Superintendents; Boucher Taking Over Monday

September 26, 2025 Ty Taylor

The Mercer County School District has named two interim superintendents and placed current superintendent Tim Farquer on paid administrative leave. At a special school board meeting on Friday afternoon, the district appointed Alan Boucher and [FULL STORY]

Mercer County School Board To Put Superintendent On Paid Administrative Leave, Discuss IT Staffing Following Arrests

September 26, 2025 Ty Taylor

The Mercer County School District will place Superintendent Tim Farquer on paid administrative leave at a special board meeting on Friday. The district updated its agenda for Friday’s special board meeting to include the approval [FULL STORY]

WRMJ Week 5 TRAC Football Preview & Picks With View From The West

September 26, 2025 Ty Taylor

Week 5 in the TRAC brings the best week of matchups all season. The week is headlined by a pair of games that likely will determine the champions of both divisions, with Rockridge hosting Newman [FULL STORY]

Sherrard Sweeps Knoxville

September 26, 2025 Ty Taylor

Local sports results are presented by MercyOne Genesis Physical Therapy. Sherarrd (15-2-1) defeated Knoxville (8-7) in straight sets on the road Thursday. The Tigers took the match 29-27, 25-22. VOLLEYBALL Sherrard def Knoxville 29-27, 25-22 [FULL STORY]

High School Sports Spotlight: McCray, Sherrard Volleyball In Thick Of Conference Race

September 25, 2025 Ty Taylor

WRMJ spoke with Sherrard High School senior volleyball player Jasmyn McCray for the High School Sports Spotlight on Thursday. The Tigers (14-2-1, 4-1 TRAC West) are in a three-way tie for first place in the TRAC West. [FULL STORY]

Mercer County School District Employees Released From Custody, Return To Court Next Month

September 25, 2025 Ty Taylor

The three Mercer County School District employees arrested on Wednesday have been released from custody. Superintendent Tim Farquer and IT workers Amberly Norton and Andrea Long appeared in Mercer County Circuit Court via Zoom from [FULL STORY]

Western Illinois Today

Mercer County School District Appointing Interim Superintendent Friday

September 25, 2025 Ty Taylor

The Mercer County School District will appoint an interim superintendent on Friday. The district’s Board of Education has scheduled a special meeting on Friday. The only item listed on the agenda is the appointment of [FULL STORY]