Local FFA chapters will be well represented at this weekend’s FFA State Proficiency Awards competition. The event is Saturday at the University of Illinois in Champaign and Nathan Flickinger of Rockridge will be there. He was a FFA District 1…
WRMJ Sports Director Jim Taylor spoke with Mercer County senior shortstop Brandon Skovronski on Monday night. He opened the season with three hits and three RBI.
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources offering another local hunter education safety course. Allen Henshaw of Keithsburg has served as a certified IDNR instructor for many years. The latest two-day class is from Noon-to-5 p.m. this Saturday and Sunday at…
The Aledo City Council approves entering into an agreement with a realtor to sell the Button Building. The action taken last night says City Attorney Mark Walton. The property is appraised at $217,500.
Mercer County and Rockridge met each other in baseball and softball to open the 2017 season on Monday afternoon. At Northside Park in Aledo, the Golden Eagles shut down the Rockets 6-0. Jeff Garrett threw five innings allowing just two…
The ongoing state budget stalemate is hurting the Mercer County Family Crisis Center in Aledo. The agency’s Marla Reynolds provided an update to the Aledo City Council on Monday night…. The Crisis Center is requesting a $5,000 contribution from the…
