by Jim Taylor • • Comments Off on Sherrard FFA To Feed Farmers In The Field This Weekend
The Sherrard FFA heading to the field this weekend to feed the harvesting farmer. The chapter will be offering a bag lunch on Saturday that will include a pork-chop sandwich. Sherrard FFA president Ann Weber says they’re hoping to serve…
by Jim Taylor • • Comments Off on Talking High School Sports on the Radio: Football Playoffs & 63-Game Losing Streak
The latest segment of Jim & Brian Talking High School Sports on the Radio involves discussion of the football playoff pairings Saturday night. The two also bring up a 63-game losing streak that was the subject of a Sports Illustrated…
by Jim Taylor • • Comments Off on High School Sports Spotlight: Tegtmeier Running For Tigers & Then Running To National Guard
WRMJ Sports Director Jim Taylor spoke with Sherrard senior Corey Tegtmeier. He is having a standout cross country season for the Tigers and will enter the National Guard following graduation.
by Jim Taylor • • Comments Off on Aledo Man’s Sentencing In Federal Child Porn Case Continued To November
An Aledo man’s sentencing hearing on two federal child pornography counts has been pushed back a month. 36 year old Joaquin Cook was scheduled to be sentenced today at U.S. District Court in Rock Island, but the matter has been…
by Jim Taylor • • Comments Off on Mercer County Pollinator Garden Receives 2017 Master Gardener State Teamwork Award
The Mercer County Pollinator Garden received a 2017 Master Gardener State Teamwork Award during the State Master Gardener Conference held September 8th in Normal. This award was established to honor projects, which have made a difference in the community or…
by Jim Taylor • • Comments Off on Post Conviction Relief Denied In Mercer County Theft Case
A man serving eight-years in prison on a Mercer County theft conviction turned town in his request for post-conviction relief. 35 year old Jayme Ontiveros was tried in absentia in August of 2013 and sentenced in February of 2014. He…
by Jim Taylor • • Comments Off on Mercer County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue Completes Training Certification
The Mercer County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue group staying sharp. They just completed some very important certification last weekend says the unit’s Mike Millar. Mercer County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue was founded in 2012.
by Jim Taylor • • Comments Off on IHSA Numbers Guy Talks Football Playoffs
WRMJ Sports Director Jim Taylor spoke with the IHSA’s Scott Johnson this morning. He discussed enrollment classification cutoffs and tiebreaker points for the 2017 high school football playoffs.
by Jim Taylor • • Comments Off on Staley: Funds Being Raised For TRIAD Program
Funds being raised for the Mercer County Sheriff’s Department TRIAD program next week. Sheriff Dave Staley says a representative from All American Calendars will be contacting various businesses beginning October 23rd seeking sponsorship for the 2018 sheriff’s office calendar. TRIAD…
by Jim Taylor • • Comments Off on Former Mercer County Man Seeking Additional Post Conviction Relief In Sex Abuse Case
A former Mercer County man bringing his sex abuse case back to Mercer County Circuit Court. 47 year old Loren Jasper is seeking additional post-conviction relief. He was re-sentenced twice earlier this year. Jasper was originally sentenced to 28-years in…