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Clifford ‘Cliff’ Borkgren – Services 4/22/26

April 20, 2026 Cynthia Stoner

Clifford “Cliff” Borkgren, 88 of Galesburg, Illinois, passed away peacefully at 4:48 p.m., Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Allure of Lake Storey in Galesburg, surrounded by his loved ones. Visitation will be from 9 to [FULL STORY]

Progress Continues On New Fire Station In New Windsor, Completion Expected In Late June

April 20, 2026 Ty Taylor

Progress continues on a new fire station in New Windsor. Construction on the project started last September. Rivoli Fire Protection District Board of Trustees President Russell Robb provides an update. Robb says he expects the [FULL STORY]

Mercer County Historical Society Spring Open Meeting Monday, Presentation On Keithsburg Cannon Bronze Factory

April 20, 2026 Ty Taylor

The Mercer County Historical Society is holding its spring Open Meeting on Monday. The presentation will be on the Cannon Bronze factory that was located in Keithsburg. A.P. Cannon, an early Keithsburg resident, established the [FULL STORY]

The Bean Field Reopening Monday Following Weekend Storm Damage

April 20, 2026 Ty Taylor

A Viola business is reopening Monday after it sustained damage when another round of severe weather rolled through the area on Friday night. On its Facebook page, The Bean Field said it would be open [FULL STORY]

Saturday Sports Scoreboard

April 20, 2026 Ty Taylor

Local sports results are presented by MercyOne Genesis Physical Therapy. Local sports scores from Saturday are below. BASEBALL Riverdale 9 Mendota 5 SOFTBALL Riverdale 14 Mendota 0 Freeport 3 Erie-Prophetstown 2 Erie-Prophetstown 13 Galena [FULL STORY]

WRMJ Sportsline: Big TRAC West Softball Results & Annawan-Wethersfield Girls Basketball Co-Op Talks With Geese Head Coach Todd Hansen

April 18, 2026 Ty Taylor

On Sportsline this week, Ty Taylor and Jim Taylor open the show recapping the Rockridge-Mercer County and Sherrard-Riverdale softball series this week, before previewing their conversation with Wethersfield High School girls basketball coach Todd Hansen by discussing [FULL STORY]

Aledo Adding New Events To 4th Of July Celebration

April 17, 2026 Ty Taylor

The City of Aledo’s Independence Day celebration will look different this summer. To honor the United States’ 250th anniversary, the city has added some new features and events to the schedule around the holiday. On [FULL STORY]

Rockridge Rallies From Early 4-Run Deficit To Beat Mercer County

April 17, 2026 Ty Taylor

Local sports results are presented by MercyOne Genesis Physical Therapy. Rockridge scored eight of the game’s final nine runs to come from behind and beat Mercer County 8-5 in softball at home on Thursday. With the [FULL STORY]

IHSA Forms Competitive Balance Committee To Review Public/Private School Disparities

April 17, 2026 Ty Taylor

The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) has established a competitive balance committee, which aims to address disparities between public and private schools competing in interscholastic athletics. The committee has already met twice. IHSA Executive Director [FULL STORY]

Rockridge Softball Donates Cancer Dedication Game Proceeds To MerCo Teacher & Coach

April 17, 2026 Ty Taylor

The Rockridge High School softball program used its annual Cancer Dedication Game to support a Mercer County High School teacher and coach battling the disease. All funds raised during the game between Rockridge and Mercer [FULL STORY]