Mercer County Crime Stoppers seeking information about a retail theft that occurred at the Aledo Walmart on Friday November 16th. At approximately 8:00 a.m., the suspects pictured here entered the store and committed the theft. If you can assist by identifying…
WRMJ News Director Jim Taylor spoke with State Rep. Dan Swanson this morning. He was joined by Jennifer Russell and Russell’s 13 year old daughter Lauryn Russell, a 7th grader at Mercer County Junior High. The topic of conversation was…
2005 Aledo High School gradate Alan Boswell now resides in Nairobi, Kenya and serves as a senior analyst for the International Crisis Group. His area of expertise is the conflict in South Sudan. Boswell is back home this week and…
A small surprise celebration at the Mercer County VFW. It happened last night involving the recent “Battle of the Bars” event plus a special presentation says Nick Seefeld. Rebecca Tippie is with the Eagles Nest. And Keithsburg Mayor Allen Henshaw…
Western Illinois Congresswoman Cheri Bustos announcing today that the Senate has passed her bill to designate the U.S. Post Office in Alpha as the “Captain Joshua E. Steele Post Office.” In September, Bustos’ bill passed the House and, with Senate…
WRMJ Sports Director Jim Taylor spoke with Macomb High School principal Chuck Milem this morning. They hosted an IHSA Town Hall meeting Monday. Among the issues discussed was a district scheduling proposal for high school football. Among the 30-plus principals…
The City of Aledo will get some of the money back for demolishing the old Roosevelt Military Academy properties. An update from Aledo Mayor Chris Hagloch. The city now owns the property and is gauging interest for the site. The…
With the New Year, City of Aledo residents will have a single waste hauler. The Aledo City Council approved a five-year contract with Jackson Disposal on a 5-2 vote last night says Mayor Chris Hagloch. The contract goes into effect…
Westmer grad and Camp Point Central head football coach Brad Dixon met with the statewide media today as his team prepares for the IHSA 1A state championship game this Friday in Champaign. Dixon took time to talk about his Mercer…
A proposed resolution giving local school districts the option to arm trained staff members was narrowly turned down by voting delegates from the Illinois Association of School Boards over the weekend. The measure was supported by the Mercer County School…
