Riverdale High School is back to an 11-man varsity football schedule in the fall of 2023. The decision was announced Tuesday. They did not play a varsity schedule this fall. Riverdale football coach and athletic director Guy Dierikx spoke with…
WRMJ spoke with Rockridge High School Student Council Vice President Callie Causemaker. The student council is organizing a food drive this week.
The new year will mean a pay raise for City of Aledo employees. The increase was included in the new budget says Mayor Chris Hagloch. The new budget year coincides with the calendar year, January 1. Also, the city is…
The Mercer County Health Department is promoting its programs. Hannah Garrett is the agency’s health educator and Krissy Dixon serves as the program director and nurse navigator for the mental health action program. They were guests on the WRMJ Focus…
A Giving Tuesday cause is the Mercer County Senior Center. They are raising funds for restroom upgrades. Kim Schaefer serves as executive director of the Mercer County Senior Center.
The retrial of a Keithsburg man charged with solicitation of murder for hire set for this week. Kevin Hockenberry’s first trial ended in a hung jury. The jury foreperson reported to the court in late August that they were “hopelessly…
The Mercer County unemployment rate at 3.2 percent. The number is for October, according to data released this week by the Illinois Department of Employment Security and is two-points better from the same period a year ago. Unemployment is also…
Mercer County hunters harvested 509 deer during the first firearm season Nov. 18-20. That number compares to 538 last year. Statewide, 52,354 deer were harvested during the first weekend compared to 48,964 last year. Other first weekend totals—283 in Henderson,…
A large Christmas tree is up in downtown Aledo. It was placed near the former Fell service station on Tuesday and stands about 20 to 22 feet. The idea was brought up at an Aledo City Council meeting earlier this…
One person dead following a rollover crash in Mercer County. The mishap occurred Tuesday. According to a Mercer County Sheriff’s Department report, a pickup truck was traveling westbound on Illinois Route 94 near Reynolds when it exited the roadway and…
