The first ever Art Gala in downtown Aledo was a major success. The event generated approximately $8,000 for the Mercer County School District art program. High school art teacher Tara Guidinger says the turnout and interest was great. Among the…
The Sherrard School District expanding its high school agriculture program to the junior high level. The Sherrard School Board approved the move last week says Superintendent Carl Johnson. The junior high ag program is expected to be in place by…
WRMJ caught up with 1993 Rockridge High School grad Jeff Schmulbach Saturday morning. He is now the head football coach at Alleman High School, which is playing only a junior-varsity schedule this season. Schmulbach provided an update on the future…
The Illinois State Police (ISP) arrested 29-year-old Robert Mazo and 33-year-old Pedro Arreola, both from Lancaster, CA for Cannabis Trafficking (Class X Felony), Unlawful Possession of Cannabis – more than 5,000 grams with Intent to Deliver (Class X Felony) and…
The Sherrard School District will use a new model to conduct parent-teacher conferences this school year. Superintendent Carl Johnson says the first parent-teacher conferences of the school year are coming up Oct. 4 & 5.
Mercer County’s unemployment rate at 4.6 percent. The number is for August and compares to a 3.3 percent figure that was recorded the same time a year ago, according to data released by the Illinois Department of Employment Security. Unemployment…
For nine years, WRMJ Radio’s Jim Taylor and WCCI Radio’s Brian Reusch have teamed up for a weekly segment called “Jim & Brian Talking High School Sports on the Radio.” Reusch was named a 2023 IHSA Distinguished Media Service Award…
WRMJ caught up with Steve Graves on Thursday. He was the head football coach of the 1983 state champion Yorkwood Golden Bears. This year marks the 40th anniversary of that historic season. Graves’ son Sam is the head football coach…
WRMJ spoke with Sherrard High School senior golfer Andrew Boland for the High School Sports Spotlight Thursday. Boland earned first team all-conference honors at the Three Rivers Athletic Conference boys golf meet Tuesday, finishing seventh. The Tigers finished in third place as…
The future of ambulance coverage murky in Mercer County. The Mercer County Ambulance Committee has confirmed that zero bids were received for a new ambulance contract that would begin on Jan. 1. Coverage involves the fire protection districts of Aledo,…
