The Mercer County and Sherrard school districts sharing $200,000 in grant funding from the Looser-Flake Charitable Foundation. The money will be used for technology efforts says Kelly Thompson with the Quad Cities Community Foundation, which administers the Looser-Flake Charitable Foundation.…
Farmland values continue an upward trend in Illinois. A sale on Friday in Douglas County near Arcola brought $17,000 an acre says Dan Sullivan with Sullivan Auctioneers. Sullivan says there were bidders from nine states and seven different parties were…
The state has unveiled a $50 million Rebuild Illinois Main Street and Downtown Capital Program. The announcement was made by Governor J.B. Pritzker on Friday in downstate Hillsboro where Jonathan Weyer serves as Economic and Community Planner. More information on…
Some positive momentum continuing for Aledo. An $11.7 million redevelopment plan was announced last week for the former Aledo Junior High property. A new business has also opened downtown called Daisy Bliss Beautique. And the city is now accepting proposals…
WRMJ Sports Director Jim Taylor spoke with Jeff Henry and Andrew Hofer on the WRMJ Sportsline Saturday morning. Jeff Henry: Andrew Hofer:
The Mercer County Golden Eagles notched their first win of the 2021 season with a 40-26 win over United Friday night. Mercer County trailed 26-24 after three quarters. David Meece gave the Golden Eagles the lead with a 94-yard touchdown…
