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Viola Area Home Destroyed By Fire

A weekend fire destroys a home west of Viola. Viola Fire Chief Jim Morrison says the blaze occurred on 230th Street. Firefighters were on the scene until around 6 p.m. Sunday.

Former Three-Term Sheriff Glancey Passes

Former Mercer County Sheriff Larry Glancey has died.  He served for three-terms from 1990 through 2002. This was a conversation he had with WRMJ just a week prior to his re-election in November of 1994. Glancey died Sunday at his…

QC Woman Arrested On Meth Charges Near Viola

Mercer County Sheriff’s Deputies make a methamphetamine arrest in the Viola area this holiday week.  28 year old Chelsey Lira of Davenport was arrested Monday in the Viola area. She was charged with possession of meth with intent to deliver.…

Plenty Of 4th Entertainment In Aledo

A number of Fourth of July traditions in Aledo on Wednesday. The day starts with the Dr. Ford Frog Race followed by the Mercer County Community Band—all at Aledo Central Park says Community Band Director Rusty Ruggles. The day ends…

New Boston Man’s Child Abuse Case Continued To Next Week

A New Boston man’s pre-trial conference has been continued in a child abuse case. 27 year old Bradley Clark faces a Class X aggravated battery count accusing him of squeezing a three-month old infant and causing the child’s ribs to…