The IHSA Board set to meet next week and map out a plan for the remainder of the school year. The organization still wants to have seasons for all sports, but IHSA executive director Craig Anderson says it will be…
The Mercer County School Board talks technology and broadband. Aledo grad Louis Powell wants to develop a pilot project between Mercer County High School and Devry University involving dual enrollment in technology classes. Powell is involved with an effort called…
Western Illinois Congresswoman Cheri Bustos at Wednesday’s Presidential Inauguration. Bustos was just elected to her fifth term in November.
The Mercer County Health Department (MCHD) has announced two more COVID-19 related deaths, a man in his 70s and a man in his 80s, bringing the county’s total to thirty-one. There have been 1,177 total COVID-19 cases in Mercer County…
Mercer County Health Department Administrator Carla Ewing hopeful that COVID-19 vaccine shipments increase in the coming weeks. Demand has been high for the vaccine locally with February clinics already filled up. Ewing provides an update each Wednesday morning on the…
A great opportunity for parents and students in the Mercer County School District to learn about dual credit and AP or advanced placement courses. Mercer County High School guidance counselor Tami Hainds says a Dual Credit/AP Night is scheduled for…
The Aledo City Council receives an update on the former Gun Report storefront. Louis Powell is renovating the property and the building has already been gutted says Mayor Chris Hagloch. The Aledo City Council approved a $150,000 TIF incentive for…
Interested in working in highway construction or any of the building trades? A new session of the Highway Construction Careers Training Program (HCCTP) at Black Hawk College begins Monday, March 1. The 13-week program aims to increase the number of…
A Keithsburg man charged with a felony of sexual relations within families has been deemed fit to stand trial. The finding was entered Tuesday in Mercer County Circuit Court for 46 year old Kevin Hockenberry. He faces a Class 3…
WRMJ Sports Director Jim Taylor caught up with Wethersfield boys basketball coach Jeff Parsons Tuesday night just prior to him leading his team onto the court for practice. The IHSA board meets Jan. 27 to map out remaining seasons. Sports…
