Less than two weeks to go before the Illinois Primary on March 19 and a referendum to pay for ambulance service is on the ballot in the Aledo and Joy Fire Protection Districts. Joy Fire Protection District Trustee Eric Coulter…
WRMJ spoke with Mercer County High School senior FFA president Caleb Wagner for the High School Spotlight Wednesday. The chapter is gearing up for districts Wednesday and its annual banquet Thursday.
A Sherrard woman found guilty of 11 felony animal cruelty counts. The verdict was rendered Wednesday afternoon by Judge Matthew Durbin in the case of 60-year-old Karen Plambeck. She will be sentenced June 10. Four days of testimony were heard…
A new sound system coming to the Mercer County Fairgrounds this summer. Rita Williams provided an update to the Aledo City Council Monday night. The city provides a $2,000 sponsorship to the fair each year plus waiving water and sewer…
An eastside Aledo property getting new life. The former Town & Country building is being renovated by Jason Doherty. The project will include refurbished bowling lanes, an arcade, and new restaurant, operated by Doug Sturgill, called Countryside Lodge Dining. Doherty…
A ruling expected later this week in a Sherrard woman’s animal cruelty case. Four days of testimony were heard last week in Mercer County Circuit Court in the bench trial of 60-year-old Karen Plambeck. A verdict will be rendered by…
With just over two weeks to go before the Illinois Primary, members of the Joy and Aledo Fire Protection Districts are continuing to push the need for a tax increase to pay for ambulance service in a large part of…
It took a jury just about three hours to find Daylon Richardson guilty of murdering a Knox County Deputy Nicholas Weist two years ago. The jury from Henry County came back with its verdict yesterday. Prosecutors charged Richardson with murder…
Children in foster care in Western Illinois are sometimes being sent hours away to a new family. It’s because of a shortage in foster parents in this area. Andrea McClean with Lutheran Social Services in Moline was a guest on…
A new mural should be coming to downtown Aledo this summer. It will be similar to the “Welcome to Aledo” sign that adorned the south side of the former Gun Report storefront. An update from Mayor Chris Hagloch. The original…
