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[ October 27, 2026 ] Mercer County Health Department Offering Special Mammogram Event Tuesday Western Illinois Today
[ October 27, 2026 ] Sherrard & Rockridge Open Volleyball Postseason With Wins Local Sports
[ October 27, 2026 ] Sherrard Senior Ahrens Earns Top-Ranked Individual Honor At National FFA Convention Local Ag News
[ October 26, 2026 ] Aledo Man Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison After Pleading Guilty To Shooting At Police Officers Western Illinois Today
[ October 26, 2026 ] Saturday Sports: Orion Rallies In 4th Quarter To Stun LeRoy, Notch First Playoff Win Since 2018 Local Sports

Mercer County Health Department Offering Special Mammogram Event Tuesday

October 27, 2026 Ty Taylor

The Mercer County Health Department is holding an event to encourage people to schedule a mammogram on Tuesday. “Coffee with your Breast Friend” is scheduled for today. To participate, call the MercyOne Genesis Aledo Radiology [FULL STORY]

Sherrard & Rockridge Open Volleyball Postseason With Wins

October 27, 2026 Ty Taylor

Local sports results are presented by MercyOne Genesis Physical Therapy. Sherrard and Rockridge each picked up wins in their respective postseason volleyball openers on Monday. In the quarterfinals of the 2A Sherrard Regional, the Tigers defeated Manual 25-15, [FULL STORY]

Sherrard Senior Ahrens Earns Top-Ranked Individual Honor At National FFA Convention

October 27, 2026 Ty Taylor

A Sherrard High School senior achieved the nation’s highest individual honor in Environmental Natural Resource Systems at the 99th National FFA Convention & Expo in Indianapolis last week. Will Ahrens earned a Gold rating and [FULL STORY]

Aledo Man Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison After Pleading Guilty To Shooting At Police Officers

October 26, 2026 Ty Taylor

An Aledo man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to multiple felonies for shooting at police officers. 23-year-old Brody Esp entered a guilty plea in Mercer County Circuit Court to [FULL STORY]

Saturday Sports: Orion Rallies In 4th Quarter To Stun LeRoy, Notch First Playoff Win Since 2018

October 26, 2026 Ty Taylor

Local sports results are presented by MercyOne Genesis Physical Therapy. Orion scored the final 14 points of the game to defeat LeRoy 21-20 in the Opening Round of the IHSA Class 1A Playoffs. The Chargers (5-5) trailed 20-7 [FULL STORY]

Aledo Subway Among 5 QC Area Locations Closing

October 26, 2026 Ty Taylor

The Aledo Subway location is officially closed. Gerold Shelton, who franchised Subway locations in Aledo, Milan, Coal Valley and two in Moline, confirmed that all five stores are officially closed over the weekend. Employees at [FULL STORY]

WRMJ Sportsline: IHSA Executive Director Craig Anderson Previews By-Law Amendment Session

October 25, 2026 Ty Taylor

On Sportsline this week, Ty Taylor and Jim Taylor open the show by reacting to this week’s news that the IHSA’s competitive balance committee is recommending a policy change to create separate paths in the state series [FULL STORY]

IHSA Football Opening Round Friday Scoreboard

October 24, 2026 Ty Taylor

Local sports results are presented by MercyOne Genesis Physical Therapy. The opening round of the IHSA football playoffs kicked off on Friday. Final scores from games invovlving area teams are below. 1A Abingdon-Avon 49 Morrison 7 Ottawa [FULL STORY]

Aledo Main Street Seeking Artists For New Outdoor Mural Gallery

October 23, 2026 Ty Taylor

Aledo Main Street is inviting local artists to help create a new outdoor mural gallery in downtown Aledo. The Mercer County Rotating Outdoor Mural Gallery will feature six panels of artwork designed to complement the [FULL STORY]

WRMJ Opening Round TRAC Football Preview & Predictions With View From The West

October 23, 2026 Ty Taylor

The inaugural 384-team IHSA playoff field kicks off this weekend with the first-ever “Opening Round” of the IHSA football postseason. 16 teams in each class are idle this week after earning byes into what is [FULL STORY]

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