Mercer County advanced to the semi-finals of the Class 2A boys regional, rallying from an eleven point deficit in the third quarter to beat the host Sherrard Tigers. United and West Central met for the fifth time this season at…
Winter Weather Advisory For WRMJ Listening Area
NATIONAL WEATHER ISSUES WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM CST WEDNESDAY… * WHAT…Snow and mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 5 inches, highest west of the Mississippi River. Ice accumulations…
New Library Could Be Open In April
Construction on a new library is moving along in Aledo. The project should be finished by April says Catherine Worsley with the Mercer Carnegie Library. The new library will be called the Edwards River Public Library and will continue to…
Mercer County Red Cross Blood Drive Tuesday At VFW; Supplies Low This Winter
Blood supplies are running low this winter due to the harsh weather and local donors have a chance to give this week. Even the government shutdown also impacted blood supplies says Joe Zydlo with the American Red Cross. The next…
Mercer County: Better Together Updates Mercer County Board
The group Mercer County: Better Together putting out some impressive numbers. They provided an update to the Mercer County Board last week. Viola Mayor Kirk Doonan has been involved in the process since 2015 and he says work will continue…
Lee Brings Home Gold
Orion’s Logan Lee lead area medal winners by winning the Class 1A 285 pound state championship in Champaign on Saturday. Lee took down Byron’s Tyler Elsbury with three seconds left to score a 7-5 win and his second state championship. …