The Rock Island County Sheriff’s Department reporting that six vehicles have been stolen from a neighborhood south of Coyne Center. Four have now been recovered. Deputies say all of the vehicles were unlocked with keys inside and one case involved…
Aledo Mayor Chris Hagloch plans to re-appoint the three top administrative positions at Aledo City Hall. They include City Administrator Erin Knackstedt, Director of Public Works Justin Blaser and Police Chief Chris Sullivan. The action will be taken at Monday…
DUI charges have been filed in a Sherrard school bus accident. The driver–33 year old Dustin Leath of New Windsor–is accused of being under the influence of drugs and crashing into a tree along Illinois Route 17 last March. A…
The friends of Fred Rooth are delivering. As of tonight, Mercer County Sheriff Dave Staley says $13,000 has been raised as a reward fund to find those responsible for the break-in and beating of the rural Joy man. The 83…
As a Mercer County woman awaits trial in a meth case, her attorney also awaits trial in a separate controlled substance case in Rock Island County. 45 year old John G. Steckel of Rock Island faces Class 1 and Class…
The Mercer County Historical Society and Mercer County School District team up for an Abraham Lincoln poster contest. There were over 100 submissions from Apollo and New Boston Elementary School third, fourth and fifth graders says Historical Society president Ron…
A local businessman is organizing an effort to create a bigger reward fund for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for the home invasion and severe beating of former Mercer County Board member Fred Rooth earlier this week. Greg…
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is moving forward with plans to reintroduce a fish that was once native to Illinois waterways. The alligator gar is coming back says Rick O’Neil with IDNR’s Department of Fisheries. He spoke about the…
WRMJ News Director Jim Taylor spoke with Rockridge FFA secretary Brittany Olson this week. The senior won the Section 4 Livestock Judging Contest earlier this spring and is now looking forward to the summer county fair circuit.
Contestants sought for this summer’s Mercer County Fair Queen Pageant. It’s pretty easy to enter says Pageant Director Joni Caldwell of Viola. The 2017 Mercer County Fair Queen Pageant is Tuesday, July 11th. Caldwell says there will be practices on…
