He never thought he’d get to play with a tractor on the Rockridge High School football practice field, but that happened this year. Senior Ryan Parchert and his family helped clear the snow and ice as a modified IHSA football…
WRMJ News Director Jim Taylor caught up with Rockridge High School FFA member Ryan Parchert during National FFA Week this week. The senior won the Section 4 STAR Award in Agriculture Placement last week. He now moves on to district…
A former Mercer County man denied in his efforts to gain additional post-conviction relief in two sex abuse cases. Judge Greg Chickris made that ruling Monday morning in Mercer County Circuit Court concerning 51-year-old Loren Jasper. Jasper was originally sentenced…
A New Boston man has been sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to a Class 3 felony of aggravated battery causing great bodily harm. 25-year-old Joshua Masters was originally facing a Class 1 felony criminal sexual assault…
Western Illinois Congresswoman Cheri Bustos has nominated local high school students for the United States Service Academies, including Rockridge senior Lea Kendall for the United State Naval Academy. Each year, Bustos has the honor of nominating up to ten qualified…
Mild temps on the way this week with a stretch of dry weather. That’s meteorologist Jim Hladik with the National Weather Service in the Quad Cities. He spoke with WRMJ Monday morning.
