Mercer County Sheriff’s Deputies respond to reports of a lost kayaker on the Edwards River in rural Joy. They were dispatched Tuesday night with the MedForce Helicopter also being deployed. The kayaker was eventually located and retrieved from the river…
WRMJ News Director Jim Taylor spoke with Sherrard School District superintendent Alan Boucher Tuesday afternoon. The two discussed added financial pressures for local schools due to the pandemic. Sherrard is hiring two additional nurses, two additional custodians and up to…
Learning about the weather term derecho. It happened Monday as a severe weather system barreled through Iowa and northern and central Illinois along with other parts of the Midwest. The strong winds—approaching 100 miles in some areas, left widespread damage.…
What has the 2020 census response been like in Mercer County? Kyle McEwen with Mercer County Better Together has been involved with the effort. Mercer County census project coordinator Kasi Henshaw says an accurate census count is important for…
A rural Aledo man has been sentenced to three years in prison for abusing a three-year-old child. 32 year old Robert Gates received the punishment Monday afternoon in Mercer County Circuit Court after pleading guilty to an amended Class 3…
A legislative oversight committee meets this week to consider mask enforcement rules pushed by Governor J.B. Pritzker. Local State Rep. Dan Swanson wants the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules or “JCAR” to oppose the governor’s directive. Again, “JCAR” meets…
