Mercer County has completed tax deed proceedings on real estate properties that were delinquent for 2015 and prior real estate taxes. The county will now offer for sale the real estate obtained to the public. They will offer 12 items…
The Sherrard Academic Foundation again offering classroom grants for teachers within the Sherrard School District. The foundation’s Renee Kelly spoke with WRMJ News Director Jim Taylor on Friday. Kelly is a 1984 graduate of Sherrard High School.
This weekend marks the 34th year for the Edwards River Antique Engine Association Fall Show. The two-day event is at the New Windsor Rodeo Fairgrounds says tractor enthusiast Dick McMeekan. McMeekan says a flea market will also be available…
Mercer County and most of western Illinois are included in the federal disaster declaration that covers last spring’s flooding. President Trump granted a disaster declaration for 27 counties in Illinois yesterday. Most of them are along the Mississippi or Illinois…
Mercer County parks and recreation areas showing off improvements all thanks to grants from the Looser Flake Foundation. The Keithsburg Riverside Campground among the locations that benefitted says Keithsburg City Council member Jan Occhi. Mercer County Better Together hosted…
WRMJ Sports Director Jim Taylor visited with the executive director of the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), Dr. Karissa Niehoff this morning. She has penned three different pieces this fall on unruly fan behavior, vaping and travel…
Enrollment at the Mercer County School District has remained steady since the consolidation in 2009. In the first year, there were 1,387 students districtwide compared to 1,315 this year. The initial projection had Mercer County’s enrollment much lower in 2019,…
One driver airlifted to University Hospitals in Iowa City following a head-on collision in lower Rock Island County. It happened on U.S. 67 at the 17,100 block Wednesday afternoon at 3:20 p.m, according to a Rock Island County Sheriff’s Department…
Click on the link below to read a communication from Rockridge superintendent Perry Miller involving a gas leak near Andalusia Elementary School on Wednesday. Final Andalusia
Enrollment in the Sherrard School District up slightly this school year, but down over 500 students from just 20 years ago. The numbers from Unit 200 superintendent Alan Boucher. Enrollment at Sherrard High School is now at 416.
