Ameren Illinois recently received approval from the Illinois Commerce Commission to reduce electricity delivery rates to take effect January 1. The utility says there will be an approximate $48.7-million overall reduction in revenue, which represents the third consecutive rate decrease…
Another local township has adopted a side-by-side or UTV ordinance. The vote was unanimous by Keithsburg Township says trustee Kevin Zander. New Boston and Preemption Townships have also approved the side-by-side or UTV ordinance for Mercer County. Local businessman Mark…
President-elect Joe Biden wants former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack as his U.S. Ag Secretary. Illinois farmers should be okay with the pick says DeAnne Bloomberg, who serves as Director of Issues Management for Illinois Farm Bureau. Bloomberg served as…
Monmouth College swim coach Tom Burek died on the afternoon of Saturday, Dec. 12, of complications of COVID-19. He was 62. Burek, of Lake Bracken, Illinois, was the second-longest serving swim coach in Monmouth history. Before he was named the program’s…
WRMJ Sports Director Jim Taylor visited with Erie-Prophetstown basketball coach Ryan Winckler, who also serves as a guidance counselor and PE teacher at Erie High School. The two discussed the absence of high school sports during the pandemic and the…
Western Illinois Congresswoman Cheri Bustos has introduced legislation to rename the U.S. Post Office on East Main Street in Galesburg as the “Senior Airman Daniel Miller Post Office Building”. The 2001 ROWVA High School grad joined the U.S. Air Force…
Struggling local small businesses have just a few days left to apply for state business interruption grants. The deadline to submit an application for a “BIG” grant is Tuesday, Dec. 15, so Governor J.B. Pritzker urges business owners to see…
The Mercer County Health Department (MCHD) on Thursday reported another COVID-19 related death, a man in his 90s. This brings the total number of Mercer County deaths to nineteen. Mercer County has also experienced another 45 new cases of COVID-19.…
The Mercer County High School show choir is among four finalists in the first ever IHSA Holiday TikTok Challenge. A winner will be determined via online voting through Monday morning. There are multiple ways to vote and can be found…
A Mercer County farmer surpasses his goal and brings more attention to food insecurity issues in the area. Chad Bell was hoping to raise $5,000 with the proceeds going to the River Bend Foodbank. The effort was called “Haircut for…
