A Sherrard man has been sentenced to 14-years in prison for running over a Mercer County Sheriff’s Deputy. The sentence handed down today in Mercer County Circuit Court to 29 year old Jesse Walsh. He pleaded guilty to a Class…
A Reynolds man receives an eight-year prison sentence in a Mercer County methamphetamine case. 38 year old Cainen Young was sentenced today after pleading guilty to a Class 1 felony. As part of his guilty plea, a Class X meth…
WRMJ News Director Jim Taylor spoke with Rockridge senior FFA member Nathan Flickinger this morning. He has won the Section 4 FFA Star Farmer contest and now competes at the district level with hopes of advancing to the state competition.
The Mercer County Sheriff’s Department announces another methamphetamine arrest. This one in New Windsor. 68 year old Walter Hartshorn was taken into custody Sunday for possession of meth and possession of drug paraphernalia. He is being held in the Mercer…
Aledo is in the final years of its tax increment financing district. The TIF is set to expire in just less than four years—in December of 2021. Mayor Chris Hagloch says it will mean a new approach to economic development.…
A New Boston man presently on probation for a methamphetamine conviction has been arrested on another meth charge. Trevor Shoemaker was taken into custody last night. A Mercer County Sheriff’s Department report indicates the incident started when he was observed…
The Sherrard FFA Alumni hosted an open house at the Sherrard High School agricultural education department on Wednesday night. WRMJ News Director Jim Taylor spoke with ag education teachers Bill Hammes and John Raste along with Sherrard FFA president Ann…
Area youth ages 8-to-18 invited to a “4-H Academy” later this month. The event is Saturday, February 24th from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Western Illinois University’s Quad Cities Campus in Moline. A wide array of topics will…
The Button Building will be home to “Pop Up Shops” this weekend. It’s a project of Aledo Main Street and the City of Aledo says Main Street executive director Dana Murphy. Another “Pop Up Shop” is planned for March and…
Rockridge High School has a speech team and the IHSA has a state tournament series in the activity. Senior Regan Edkin is advancing to sectional competition and she spoke with WRMJ News Director Jim Taylor this week. The speech team…
