WRMJ Sports Director Jim Taylor spoke with Mercer County senior track athlete Ryan Monson this morning. He is putting together a strong season in the 1600 meter run and has already beat the state qualifying standard.
A Sherrard man has pleaded guilty to federal firearms charges. 29 year old Donovan C. Smith entered the plea yesterday at U.S. District Court in Davenport. He will be sentenced on August 29th. Smith was shot by a Mercer County…
Mercer County Sheriff Dusty Terrill reminding motorists to be on the lookout for farm implements as the spring planting season moves into full swing. There was an accident over the weekend. Sunday’s accident occurred on the east edge of Viola…
WRMJ Sports Director Jim Taylor caught up with Rockridge softball player Lea Kendall last night. The sophomore left fielder reached base four times Monday as the Rockets beat Riverdale 4-3 in a key TRAC West Division match-up. In addition to…
The Mercer County Sheriff’s Department announcing a man has been arrested for stealing a vehicle from rural Joy. 36 year old Steven S. Ellis of Joy was taken into custody Saturday. He has been charged with theft of motor vehicle…
The Mercer County Board gets briefed on the Mercer County Mental Health Action Program. Carla Ewing with the Mercer County Health Department and Al Zwilling with Genesis provided an update to board members earlier this month. The program was unveiled…
A tremendous turnout and a tremendous amount of money raised for a Mercer County VFW fundraiser over the weekend. Post 1571 teamed up with local COUNTRY Financial agents for a Friday night event. It was a great success says the…
Both the Sherrard boys and girls track teams won the Rockridge Rocket Invite on Friday. The boys team scored 141 points to outdistance Mercer County, who finished second with 114 points. On the girls side, the Tigers racked up 135…
1997 Rockridge grad Ed Hafermann remembers his Olympic Conference playing days well. He spoke with WRMJ Sports Director Jim Taylor on Friday after being hired as head varsity boys basketball coach at Normal West High School.
Western Illinois Congresswoman Cheri Bustos’ campaign announcing more than $456,000 in fundraising in the first quarter of 2019. Her campaign has more than $2-million in cash-on-hand with 90-percent of contributions less than $100, with an average individual contribution of roughly…
