The Mercer County Health Department (MCHD) announcing five additional confirmed cases of COVID-19. This brings the county’s total to 119 cases. The latest cases include: one male in his 80s, two males in their 20s, one female in her 60s,…
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ISP Seek Info On 2018 Death of Army National Guard Member in Galesburg
WRMJ Interview: A Virtual Farm Progress Show; Show Manager Hails From Western Illinois
WRMJ News Director Jim Taylor caught up with Farm Progress Show manager Matt Jungmann earlier this summer. The virtual Farm Progress Show runs Tuesday through Thursday this week. Jungmann and his family farm in the Henderson, Mercer, and Warren County…
Aledo Fall Clean-Up Days Set For October
The City of Aledo has set fall clean-up days. Mayor Chris Hagloch says the city council is also discussing a way for side-by-sides to access the east side of town. The city is also reminding that with fall…
A Day of Learning For Area Fire Departments; The Subject – Grain Bin Safety
New Windsor Area Break-In Leads To Charges Against Rock Island Man
A Quad Cities man is a facing a residential burglary charge in Mercer County. 29 year old Jakobe Benson of Rock Island was arrested by Mercer County Sheriff’s Deputies Thursday in connection with a break-in south of New Windsor. He…