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Mercer County Wins Cliff Warkins Memorial Classic

December 31, 2025 Ty Taylor

Local sports results are presented by MercyOne Genesis Physical Therapy. For the first time ever, the Mercer County High School girls basketball program claimed a holiday tournament championship in a 43-42 come-from-behind win over Wethersfield in [FULL STORY]

Joy Man Facing 5 Felony Child Sex Abuse Charges Returns To Court In March, Remains In Custody

December 31, 2025 Ty Taylor

A Joy man facing five felony charges of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child will return to court in March. 38-year-old Eric Thirtyacre appeared in Mercer County Circuit Court for a preliminary hearing on [FULL STORY]

Holiday Tournament Roundup

December 30, 2025 Ty Taylor

Local sports results are presented by MercyOne Genesis Physical Therapy. Below is a complete list of scores from local holiday basketball tournaments on Monday. BOYS BASKETBALL Macomb-Western Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals West Hancock 66 Mercer County [FULL STORY]

2025 Bushels For Hunger Closes Dec. 31

December 30, 2025 Ty Taylor

The Bushels for Hunger program, now in its 16th year of area farmers helping local families, is wrapping up this week. Mercer County Farm Bureau Manager Jenna Preston says farmers can donate bushels of grain, [FULL STORY]

Glenda Elaine Kadel – Memorial Services 1/2/26

December 29, 2025 Cynthia Stoner

Glenda Elaine Kadel, 81 of Joy, Illinois, passed away Saturday, December 20, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. Per her wishes, cremation rites will be accorded. The Ritual of the Order of the Eastern Star [FULL STORY]

Busy Sports Week On WRMJ

December 29, 2025 Cynthia Stoner

WRMJ’s broadcast schedule this week includes boys high school basketball, Illinois basketball, and Cardinals baseball programming. Find schedule here. High school basketball broadcasts include Mercer County at Illini West at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, and [FULL STORY]

Mercer County Farmer Dudoir Calendar Ringing In 2026 Raising Mental Health Awareness In Agriculutre

December 29, 2025 Ty Taylor

Revisiting a local project aimed at highlighting mental health resources for farmers. The “Mercer County Farmer Dudoir Calendar” features local farmers and is raising money for the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine Farm Family [FULL STORY]

Saturday Sports: Mercer County, Sherrard Open Holiday Tournaments With Wins

December 28, 2025 Ty Taylor

Local sports results are presented by MercyOne Genesis Physical Therapy. Mercer County and Sherrard both opened their respective holiday tournaments with wins in boys basketball on Saturday. Mercer County downed Liberty in the first round of [FULL STORY]

Sherrard Drops Opener At State Farm Holiday Classic

December 27, 2025 Ty Taylor

Local sports results are presented by MercyOne Genesis Physical Therapy. Sherrard dropped its opener in girls basketball at the State Farm Holiday Classic in Bloomington to Rockford Lutheran 67-56 on Friday. BOYS BASKETBALL Shipyard Showdown [FULL STORY]

Sherrard Honors Late Teacher, AD With 3rd Annual Mike Hutchins Holiday Classic

December 26, 2025 Ty Taylor

Sherrard High School is gearing up to host the third annual Mike Hutchins Holiday Classic. The yearly boys basketball Christmas tournament honors late Sherrard teacher and administrator Mike Huthins, who graduated from the school in [FULL STORY]