Just ask 1959 Aledo High School grad Neil Orth how important the Mercer County Fair was to his family. Many years ago, his late father Jim personally signed the note to keep the fair afloat. Neil Orth is well recognized…
A local church offering a school supply giveaway again this summer. It’s through First Baptist Church Aledo and you can get registered online says Youth Pastor Mollie Dunn. Again, the website to register at is firstbaptistaledo.com.
WRMJ News Director Jim Taylor was out at the Mercer County Fair Wednesday afternoon. He spoke with Pat Hennenfent from Wataga. He’s been involved with the pedal tractor pull business for 38 years. 44 youngsters were involved in Wednesday’s pedal…
The weekly Aledo Main Street Farmers Market looking for more shoppers. An update from Aledo Main Street’s Dana Murphy. The Aledo Main Street Farmers Market is open every Thursday at Aledo Central Park from 4 to 6 p.m. through October.
The Relay For Life of Mercer County planning a Survivor Dinner for next week. The event is drive-thru says organizer Mary Flint. If you’d like a meal; you’re asked to RSVP by contacting Flint at 582-7615 or Sue Hiscocks at…
The Mercer County Fair Queen Pageant held Tuesday night. Brooklyn Newswander was crowned Mercer County Fair Queen. The Jr. Miss title was won by Ingrid Hays and Elsie Bieri took home Little Miss honors. Newswander’s interview with WRMJ: Hays’ interview…
The defense has asked for another continuance in a rural New Boston man’s meth manufacturing case. A Sept. 7 pre-trial conference was set for 53-year-old Lester Ward Tuesday morning in Mercer County Circuit Court. He was charged with the Class…
After a two-year hiatus because of flooding in 2019 and the pandemic in 2020, the Redneck Fishing Tournament returns in 2021 in Bath, Illinois in Mason County. WRMJ News Director spoke with organizer Betty DeFord Monday morning. The goal of…
An Aledo woman has waived her preliminary hearing in an ID theft and financial exploitation of elderly case. 39-year-old Tiffany Yingst appeared in Mercer County Circuit Court Monday morning and will return to court Sept. 13 for a pre-trial conference.…
A Wisconsin man charged in an incident at Aledo’s Dollar General last spring, has returned to Mercer County Circuit Court. Probable cause was found at a preliminary hearing Monday morning. 49-year-old Miguel Angel Valadez Cortes of Beloit was arrested May…
