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Mercer County Unemployment Rate Below Statewide Average

September 15, 2025 Ty Taylor

The Mercer County Unemployment Rate is 4.4%. The number is for July and compares to a 5.2% figure that was recorded the same time a year ago, according to data from the Illinois Department of [FULL STORY]

High School Spotlight: Mercer County Art Gala Set For Saturday

September 15, 2025 Ty Taylor

WRMJ spoke with Mercer County High School senior art student Holly Brown for High School Spotlight on Monday. Brown has two projects being auctioned as part of the third annual Mercer County Art Collective Art [FULL STORY]

Business Spotlight – K&B Masonry, LLC

September 15, 2025 Ty Taylor

Today on the Business Spotlight, Kia Winsor talks with Keith Ortberg, owner of K&B Masonry, LLC in Joy. They’ll discuss Keith’s background in the masonry trade, what inspired him to start his own masonry business, [FULL STORY]

Suzy Bogguss Inducted Into Illinois Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame

September 15, 2025 Ty Taylor

Suzy Bogguss has been inducted into the Illinois Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Bogguss was inducted as part of the 2025 Class on Sunday in Joliet, where she received the museum’s Founder’s Choice Award. [FULL STORY]

Lorenda S. Stoner – Services 9/18/25

September 14, 2025 Cynthia Stoner

Lorenda S. Stoner, 84 of Viola, Illinois, passed away Saturday, September 13, 2025, at UnityPoint Health – Trinity Rock Island Hospital. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m., Thursday, September 18, at Dennison Funeral [FULL STORY]

WRMJ Sportsline: Week 3 TRAC Football Recap

September 13, 2025 Ty Taylor

On Sportsline this week, Ty Taylor recaps Week 3 of the high school football season, which marked the first week of divisional games in the TRAC. Guests on the show this week: Mercer County head [FULL STORY]

Week 3 High School Football Scoreboard

September 13, 2025 Ty Taylor

Local sports results are presented by MercyOne Genesis Physical Therapy. Orion (2-1, 1-0 TRAC Rock) beat Mercer County (1-2, 0-1 TRAC Rock) 47-20 at George Pratt Memorial Field in Aledo Friday. Orion quarterback Kale Filler and [FULL STORY]

WRMJ Week 3 TRAC Football Preview & Picks With View From The West

September 12, 2025 Ty Taylor

Week 3 brings the opening week of divisional games in the TRAC. The Rock Division went 10-2 across the first two weeks of crossover play, with Monmouth-Roseville picking up the only two wins in the [FULL STORY]

Mercer County Falls To Stark County

September 12, 2025 Ty Taylor

Local sports results are presented by MercyOne Genesis Physical Therapy. Stark County (1-7) picked up its first volleyball win of the season by defeating Mercer County (5-6) in straight sets on Thursday. The Rebels took the [FULL STORY]

Rockridge Celebrates Centralized Elementary School Groundbreaking

September 12, 2025 Ty Taylor

The Rockridge School District officially broke ground on the construction of its new elementary school on Thursday. Voters in the Rockridge School District overwhelmingly approved the project to build a centralized elementary school last November, [FULL STORY]