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[ September 18, 2026 ] High School Sports Spotlight: Sherrard’s Kunz Picking Up Golf Quick, Earns 1st-Team All-Conference Honors Local Sports
[ September 18, 2026 ] WRMJ Week 5 TRAC Preview & Picks With View From The West Local Sports
[ September 18, 2026 ] Mercer County Defeats Kewanee Local Sports
[ September 18, 2026 ] New Windsor Woman Accused In Rock Island County Embezzlement Case Returns To Court Next Month Western Illinois Today
[ September 17, 2026 ] Week 5 IHSA Football Illinois Media Poll Local Sports

Rockridge Falls, Orion Wins In Volleyball Season Openers

August 25, 2026 Ty Taylor

Local sports results are presented by MercyOne Genesis Physical Therapy. The 2026 high school volleyball season officially began on Monday with a handful of teams playing their season openers. Locally, Rockridge fell to Knoxville in three [FULL STORY]

Mercer County Better Together Raises Over $10,000 During First Annual Readathon

August 25, 2026 Ty Taylor

A local nonprofit is celebrating a successful fundraiser that supported Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. Mercer County Better Together’s (MCBT) first annual “Reading is a Gift” Readathon raised $10,275, Executive Director Kyle McEwen says. The money [FULL STORY]

Mercer County VFW Rummage Sale Fundraiser Saturday

August 24, 2026 Ty Taylor

The Mercer County VFW is holding its third annual rummage sale this weekend. The fundraiser supports the Mercer County VFW Post #1571 and coincides with Aledo Antiques Day on Saturday. All items at the sale [FULL STORY]

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Jennievee (Jennie) O. Maynard – Services 8/26/26

August 24, 2026 Cynthia Stoner

Jennievee (Jennie) O. Maynard, 93 of Aledo, Illinois, passed away Friday, August 21, 2026, surrounded by her loving family at MercyOne Genesis Medical Center in Aledo. Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m., Tuesday, August [FULL STORY]

Saturday Sports: Sherrard Falls To Newman

August 24, 2026 Ty Taylor

Local sports results are presented by MercyOne Genesis Physical Therapy. Sherrard opened the 2026 high school football season with a 47-0 loss to Newman on Saturday. The Comets led 40-0 at halftime. Matthew Blackert, Rylan Alvarado [FULL STORY]

Jury Trial For New Boston Man Facing Sex Abuse Charge Pushed To November

August 24, 2026 Ty Taylor

A jury trial has been moved to November for a New Boston man facing a felony sexual abuse charge. 24-year-old Gage Welch appeared in Mercer County Circuit Court last week, where a jury trial has [FULL STORY]

WRMJ Sportsline: Week 1 TRAC Football Recap

August 22, 2026 Ty Taylor

On Sportsline this week, Ty Taylor and Jim Taylor react to a long and exciting opening night of the 2026 high school football season in the TRAC. They are joined by Mercer County head coach [FULL STORY]

Week 1 High School Football Scoreboard

August 22, 2026 Ty Taylor

Local sports results are presented by MercyOne Genesis Physical Therapy. Local scores from Week 1 of the high school football season are below. For a full recap, tune in to Sportsline on Saturday. TRAC Mercer County 46 [FULL STORY]

WRMJ Week 1 TRAC Football Preview & Picks With View From The West

August 21, 2026 Ty Taylor

A week earlier than normal, a new high school football season begins on Friday night. The calendar moving up a week is thanks to the polarizing vote by IHSA member schools that approved playoff expansion [FULL STORY]

Rockridge Boys Golf Downs Rock Island

August 21, 2026 Ty Taylor

Local sports results are presented by MercyOne Genesis Physical Therapy. Rockridge defeated Rock Island in a boys’ golf dual, 164-185, on Thursday. Bradyon Oakes earned medalist honors by shooting a 38 to lead the Rockets. [FULL STORY]

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