Western Illinois Congresswoman Cheri Bustos, Central Illinois Congressman Darin LaHood and Peoria Mayor Jim Ardis visited the National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research in Peoria today. This visit comes after President Trump’s budget proposed ending federal funding for the facility, which…
The new owners of the Aledo Opera House look to bring more movies back to Mercer County, but to do so they will need to purchase a digital projector. As a way to raise money, Dan and Michelle Mellgren are…
There is something new in the area that commemorates the Roosevelt Military Academy at the VFW in Aledo. Nick Seefeld tells WRMJ News a cannon is on display for the public to view. “The city allowed me to move the…
The Rockridge Rockets were denied a repeat trip to state as Morrison rallied for a 9-6 win at the Class 2A East Peoria Super-Sectional Monday afternoon. Rockridge jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the bottom of the first, two…
An Aledo man was arrested Friday on a warrant for Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault under the age of 13. 44-year-old Michael E. Daniels was taken to the Mercer County Jail where he is being held on $500,000 bond pending his…
Information continues to be sought concerning the robbery and beating of Fred Rooth at his rural Joy farmhouse earlier this month. The reward fund is now over $23,000 says organizer Greg Borruff. Anyone with the information on the crime can…
