A new sentencing date has been scheduled for a former Mercer County man in a sex abuse case. 47 year old Loren Jasper was originally sentenced to 28-years in prison for Class X and Class 1 felonies in February of…
Aledo’s Monument Park getting some upgrades. The park includes a memorial honoring the 352 Mercer County soldiers killed during the Civil War says Aledo Economic Development Director Tarah Sipes. The park was originally dedicated in 1868. It’s located just south…
Construction on a multi-use path to the Walmart intersection should begin in June. The path will run from the Aledo Secretary of State’s facility or Southeast 8th Avenue says Director of Public Works Justin Blaser. 75-percent of the project will…
Rhys Fullerlove has been re-appointed to a two-year term as president of the Sherrard School Board. And Sue Lyon will remain as vice president. Also Monday night, the school board unanimously voted to increase substitute bus driver pay from $14…
The Mercer County Health Department will be submitting dead birds to the University of Illinois Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory in Urbana for West Nile virus testing through October 15th. In addition to crows and blue jays, the lab will be accepting…
Even though Sunday’s 12th Annual Aledo Central Park Band Shell Grand Opening was wiped out by wet weather, there’s still plenty of entertainment lined-up over the next several months. Band Shell spokesman Rusty Ruggles pleased with the schedule. The Comedy…
The roles were reversed over the weekend in lower Rock Island County. The ag community spoke on behalf of the ag advocate. Jim Taylor reports.
WRMJ Sports Director Jim Taylor visited with WRMJ founder Roger Coleman on the WRMJ Sportsline this morning. WRMJ Owner/General Manager John Hoscheidt also participated in the conversation. Part 1: Part 2:
The Mercer County School District would be a big winner under an evidence based school funding formula getting attention in Springfield. The bill’s sponsor—State Senator Jason Barickman of Bloomington released numbers this week that show Unit 404 would receive $730,000…
The state basketball tournament could be undergoing some significant changes within the next several years. Declining attendance remains a concern, and basically everything is on the table says the IHSA’s Kurt Gibson. And Gibson says even the four-class system could…
