The Sherrard Tigers boys basketball team finally got to open the season Tuesday night hosting Fulton and the Steamers used a strong second half to post the win. Wethersfield’s Colton Qualgiano set a new Lincoln Trail Conference and school scoring…
Latest Mercer County COVID Numbers
The Mercer County Health Department has announced a COVID-19 related death, a man in his 70s, bringing the county’s total to thirty-three. There have been 1,256 cases since the pandemic began. The latest test positivity rate is at 6.9 percent.
Continuance Granted In Viola Man’s Sex Assault Case
A Viola man’s criminal sexual assault case has been continued to next month. 50 year old Robert W. Breshears Jr. made a brief appearance in Mercer County Circuit Court Tuesday morning. He is facing two Class 1 felonies in connection…
City of Aledo Requests Residents To Reduce Natural Gas Usage; Supply Being Impacted By Winter Storm
The State of Texas has declared a State of Emergency for all 254 counties due to the winter storm knocking out power across the state. Power companies serving the Kansas City area and other areas have instituted rolling blackouts and…
WRMJ Audio: Finding A Way To Play; MERCO Pep Band Being Heard
WRMJ News/Sports Director Jim Taylor visited with Mercer County High School band director Rusty Ruggles Tuesday morning. The school’s pep band has found a creative way to play at basketball games this year.
Ameren Illinois & MidAmerican Ask Customers To Use Less Natural Gas
There’s a request to turn the thermostat down a few degrees. Both MidAmerican and Ameren Illinois are asking customers to use less natural gas during these last super-cold days this week. Both utilities say cold weather elsewhere in the country…