The Mercer County School District has made it ten-weeks with in-person learning. Superintendent Scott Petrie provided an update to the Unit 404 Board of Education last night. The second quarter began Monday with parent-teacher conferences taking place throughout the…
The Mercer County Health Department will be offering free drive-thru COVID-19 testing this Saturday and Sunday (Oct. 24-25) from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. No appointment is needed. You can test for any reason. You’re asked to bring insurance card…
WRMJ Sports Director Jim Taylor visited with Sam Knox from the IHSA Wednesday morning. The two discussed several topics, including a scheduling/playoffs proposal from the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association (for this school year only). Other discussion points involved…
A local realtor would like to see a spark in residential development in Aledo. Zach Frick with Keller Williams spoke to the Aledo City Council this week. Aledo Mayor Chris Hagloch says the issue will be discussed further in committee.…
Prosecutors are asking for no more than three years in prison for a former United Township High School school resource officer who pleaded guilty to child pornography charges. Kirk DeGreve, a former Aledo resident, lost his job as an East…
WRMJ Sports Director Jim Taylor spoke with author Chris Ballard Tuesday morning. He wrote the book “One Shot at Forever: A Small Town, an Unlikely Coach, and a Magical Baseball Season”. It details the improbable run of small town Macon…
Screening mammograms being promoted during Breast Cancer Awareness Month this month. Denise White is the Manager of Radiology at the Genesis Medical Center Aledo campus. A doctor can order a mammogram or a patient can schedule through Genesis’ central…
WRMJ News Director Jim Taylor visited with Jennifer Hamerlinck following her presentation to the Mercer County Board on Monday night. She leads the Mercer County Mental Health Action Program. In just its second year, the program served 599 unique individuals.
Rockridge High School principal Katy Hasson elected president of the IHSA Board of Directors. The announcement was made Monday afternoon. Hasson becomes the 36th individual to serve as the Board President since Aurora High School’s C.P. Briggs first filled the…
The Mercer County Health Department on Monday announced twenty-one additional confirmed cases of COVID-19. This brings the county’s total to 219 cases. The latest cases include: two males in their 70s two males in their 60s one male in…
