WRMJ caught up with Mercer County High School’s Mia Ward this week. She’s enjoying her senior fall, participating in the Marching Eagles along with the girls cross country team.
Aledo Main Street has reached an important milestone. It’s the 20th year, and one of the key players that was instrumental in pushing for the program was former downtown business owner Jerry Hall of Hall’s Shoes. He has moved away…
An area state lawmaker holding traveling office hours in New Windsor this week. State Senator Win Stoller will be in town Thursday. Stoller will be at the New Windsor Public Library from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Thursday.
A local health care leader is stepping down at the end of the year. Carla Ewing is retiring as Mercer County Health Department administrator. Ewing says the biggest challenge has been the last few years, dealing with the pandemic. Ewing’s…
A solved missing persons’ case in the Quad Cities makes us think of a missing persons case from Aledo. Gary James Swanson was last seen in May of 2003. His abandoned and burned vehicle was found a few days later…
The Aledo City Council’s Personnel Committee has recommended temporary compensation increases for Police Lieutenant Nick Seefeld, Police Sergeant Adam Baker; Office Manager/City Clerk Jarod Dale; and Public Works Director Justin Blaser. The temporary compensation is in response to added duties…
The Mercer County Jail continues to house a steady stream of foreign inmates. Most are from the U.S. Marshals Service, but inmates are also from county jails in Cook and Warren in Illinois and Scott in Iowa says Sheriff Dusty…
Chicago Public League (CPL) and Illinois High School Association (IHSA) history will be made on Thursday, September 15 as two black female head coaches will coach against each other in boys varsity football for the first time in Illinois athletic…
A Seaton man has pleaded not guilty to a Class X felony charge of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child. 45-year-old Frank W. Wheeler appeared in Mercer County Circuit Court Monday morning where he waived his preliminary hearing. Wheeler…
Sidewalk improvements on the way for Aledo’s Monument Park. The $44,500 project has been approved by the Aledo City Council says Mayor Chris Hagloch. McClintock Trucking & Excavating has been awarded the project. The park includes a memorial honoring the…
