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Authorities say the accident happened around 3:30 p.m. on July 31 when two <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://wrmj.com/three-vehicle-crash-reported-near-preemption/" title="Three-Vehicle Crash Reported Near Preemption">[FULL STORY]</a></div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-list-item clearfix post-930632 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-local-sports"> <figure class="mh-posts-list-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon mh-thumb-icon-small-mobile" href="https://wrmj.com/2025-trac-football-preseason-coaches-poll-media-poll-preview-newman-princeton-picked-as-favorites/" title="Local Sports"><img width="326" height="245" src="https://wrmj.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/trac-wrmj-326x245.png" class="attachment-mh-magazine-medium size-mh-magazine-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://wrmj.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/trac-wrmj-326x245.png 326w, https://wrmj.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/trac-wrmj-678x509.png 678w, https://wrmj.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/trac-wrmj-80x60.png 80w" sizes="(max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-list-caption"> Local Sports </div> </figure> <div class="mh-posts-list-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-posts-list-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-posts-list-title"> <a href="https://wrmj.com/2025-trac-football-preseason-coaches-poll-media-poll-preview-newman-princeton-picked-as-favorites/" title="2025 TRAC Football Preseason Coaches Poll, Media Poll & Preview: Newman & Princeton Picked As Favorites" rel="bookmark"> 2025 TRAC Football Preseason Coaches Poll, Media Poll & Preview: Newman & Princeton Picked As Favorites </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="far fa-clock"></i><a href="https://wrmj.com/2025/08/">August 1, 2025</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://wrmj.com/author/patti/">Ty Taylor</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-list-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt">Newman and Princeton were picked by Three Rivers Athletic Conference (TRAC) coaches and media to win their respective football divisions this season in a poll organized by WRMJ. Princeton was picked to win the Mississippi <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://wrmj.com/2025-trac-football-preseason-coaches-poll-media-poll-preview-newman-princeton-picked-as-favorites/" title="2025 TRAC Football Preseason Coaches Poll, Media Poll & Preview: Newman & Princeton Picked As Favorites">[FULL STORY]</a></div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-list-item clearfix post-930783 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-local-sports"> <figure class="mh-posts-list-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon mh-thumb-icon-small-mobile" href="https://wrmj.com/wrmj-interviews-summer-football-update-with-rockridges-sam-graves-sherrards-dan-mcguire/" title="Local Sports"><img width="300" height="160" src="https://wrmj.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/rockridge-sherrard-1.jpg" class="attachment-mh-magazine-medium size-mh-magazine-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-list-caption"> Local Sports </div> </figure> <div class="mh-posts-list-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-posts-list-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-posts-list-title"> <a href="https://wrmj.com/wrmj-interviews-summer-football-update-with-rockridges-sam-graves-sherrards-dan-mcguire/" title="WRMJ Interviews: Summer Football Update With Rockridge’s Sam Graves & Sherrard’s Dan McGuire" rel="bookmark"> WRMJ Interviews: Summer Football Update With Rockridge’s Sam Graves & Sherrard’s Dan McGuire </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="far fa-clock"></i><a href="https://wrmj.com/2025/07/">July 31, 2025</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://wrmj.com/author/patti/">Ty Taylor</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-list-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt">Rockridge hosted a multi-team 7-on-7 event with Sherrard, Erie-Prophetstown, Kewanee, and Eastland-Pearl City to wrap up its summer football schedule on Thursday. WRMJ spoke with Rockridge football coach Sam Graves and Sherrard football coach Dan <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://wrmj.com/wrmj-interviews-summer-football-update-with-rockridges-sam-graves-sherrards-dan-mcguire/" title="WRMJ Interviews: Summer Football Update With Rockridge’s Sam Graves & Sherrard’s Dan McGuire">[FULL STORY]</a></div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-list-item clearfix post-930763 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-western-illinois-today"> <figure class="mh-posts-list-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon mh-thumb-icon-small-mobile" href="https://wrmj.com/illicit-drug-operation-investigation-leads-to-2-arrests-in-aledo/" title="Western Illinois Today"><img width="326" height="245" src="https://wrmj.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/aledo-police-326x245.png" class="attachment-mh-magazine-medium size-mh-magazine-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://wrmj.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/aledo-police-326x245.png 326w, https://wrmj.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/aledo-police-678x509.png 678w, https://wrmj.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/aledo-police-80x60.png 80w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-list-caption"> Western Illinois Today </div> </figure> <div class="mh-posts-list-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-posts-list-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-posts-list-title"> <a href="https://wrmj.com/illicit-drug-operation-investigation-leads-to-2-arrests-in-aledo/" title="Illicit Drug Operation Investigation Leads To 2 Arrests In Aledo" rel="bookmark"> Illicit Drug Operation Investigation Leads To 2 Arrests In Aledo </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="far fa-clock"></i><a href="https://wrmj.com/2025/07/">July 31, 2025</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://wrmj.com/author/patti/">Ty Taylor</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-list-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt">An investigation into an alleged illicit drug operation in Aledo has led to a pair of arrests. 22-year-old Preston Huston of Aledo and 22-year-old Dequan Huntley of Chicago were arrested on drug charges Wednesday following <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://wrmj.com/illicit-drug-operation-investigation-leads-to-2-arrests-in-aledo/" title="Illicit Drug Operation Investigation Leads To 2 Arrests In Aledo">[FULL STORY]</a></div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-list-item clearfix post-930753 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-western-illinois-today"> <figure class="mh-posts-list-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon mh-thumb-icon-small-mobile" href="https://wrmj.com/battery-charges-dismissed-obstructing-justice-guilty-plea-probation-sentence-for-mercer-county-school-board-member/" title="Western Illinois Today"><img width="300" height="200" src="https://wrmj.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/circuit-court.jpg" class="attachment-mh-magazine-medium size-mh-magazine-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-list-caption"> Western Illinois Today </div> </figure> <div class="mh-posts-list-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-posts-list-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-posts-list-title"> <a href="https://wrmj.com/battery-charges-dismissed-obstructing-justice-guilty-plea-probation-sentence-for-mercer-county-school-board-member/" title="Battery Charges Dismissed, Obstructing Justice Guilty Plea & Probation Sentence For Mercer County School Board Member" rel="bookmark"> Battery Charges Dismissed, Obstructing Justice Guilty Plea & Probation Sentence For Mercer County School Board Member </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="far fa-clock"></i><a href="https://wrmj.com/2025/07/">July 31, 2025</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://wrmj.com/author/patti/">Ty Taylor</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-list-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt">A Mercer County School Board member has been sentenced to 24 months of Second Chance Probation after pleading guilty to obstruction of justice, a Class 4 felony. The plea was entered by 54-year-old Talbert Balmer <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://wrmj.com/battery-charges-dismissed-obstructing-justice-guilty-plea-probation-sentence-for-mercer-county-school-board-member/" title="Battery Charges Dismissed, Obstructing Justice Guilty Plea & Probation Sentence For Mercer County School Board Member">[FULL STORY]</a></div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-list-item clearfix post-930748 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-western-illinois-today"> <figure class="mh-posts-list-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon mh-thumb-icon-small-mobile" href="https://wrmj.com/aledo-family-completes-ragbrai/" title="Western Illinois Today"><img width="326" height="245" src="https://wrmj.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/smiths-ragbrai-326x245.jpeg" class="attachment-mh-magazine-medium size-mh-magazine-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://wrmj.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/smiths-ragbrai-326x245.jpeg 326w, https://wrmj.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/smiths-ragbrai-678x509.jpeg 678w, https://wrmj.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/smiths-ragbrai-80x60.jpeg 80w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-list-caption"> Western Illinois Today </div> </figure> <div class="mh-posts-list-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-posts-list-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-posts-list-title"> <a href="https://wrmj.com/aledo-family-completes-ragbrai/" title="Aledo Family Completes RAGBRAI" rel="bookmark"> Aledo Family Completes RAGBRAI </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="far fa-clock"></i><a href="https://wrmj.com/2025/07/">July 31, 2025</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://wrmj.com/author/patti/">Ty Taylor</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-list-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt">An Aledo family is celebrating after finishing RAGBRAI. Husband and wife, Monty and Teague Smith, completed the 406-mile bicycle ride across Iowa last week. The ride ended with riders dipping their tires into the Mississippi <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://wrmj.com/aledo-family-completes-ragbrai/" title="Aledo Family Completes RAGBRAI">[FULL STORY]</a></div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-list-item clearfix post-930737 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-western-illinois-today"> <figure class="mh-posts-list-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon mh-thumb-icon-small-mobile" href="https://wrmj.com/mercer-county-public-transporation-service-helping-people-get-to-doctor/" title="Western Illinois Today"><img width="300" height="200" src="https://wrmj.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/warren-county-public-transportation-1.jpg" class="attachment-mh-magazine-medium size-mh-magazine-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-list-caption"> Western Illinois Today </div> </figure> <div class="mh-posts-list-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-posts-list-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-posts-list-title"> <a href="https://wrmj.com/mercer-county-public-transporation-service-helping-people-get-to-doctor/" title="New Mercer County Public Transportation Service Helping People Get To Doctor" rel="bookmark"> New Mercer County Public Transportation Service Helping People Get To Doctor </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="far fa-clock"></i><a href="https://wrmj.com/2025/07/">July 30, 2025</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://wrmj.com/author/patti/">Ty Taylor</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-list-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt">A new public transportation service in Mercer County is making a difference for people making it to their doctor’s appointments. Warren County Public Transportation started providing bus rides for Mercer County residents earlier this month. <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://wrmj.com/mercer-county-public-transporation-service-helping-people-get-to-doctor/" title="New Mercer County Public Transportation Service Helping People Get To Doctor">[FULL STORY]</a></div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-list-item clearfix post-930732 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-western-illinois-today"> <figure class="mh-posts-list-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon mh-thumb-icon-small-mobile" href="https://wrmj.com/aledo-opera-houses-summer-family-series-opens-wednesday/" title="Western Illinois Today"><img width="326" height="245" src="https://wrmj.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/opera-house-326x245.jpeg" class="attachment-mh-magazine-medium size-mh-magazine-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://wrmj.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/opera-house-326x245.jpeg 326w, https://wrmj.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/opera-house-678x509.jpeg 678w, https://wrmj.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/opera-house-80x60.jpeg 80w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-list-caption"> Western Illinois Today </div> </figure> <div class="mh-posts-list-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-posts-list-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-posts-list-title"> <a href="https://wrmj.com/aledo-opera-houses-summer-family-series-opens-wednesday/" title="Aledo Opera House’s Summer Family Series Opens Wednesday" rel="bookmark"> Aledo Opera House’s Summer Family Series Opens Wednesday </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="far fa-clock"></i><a href="https://wrmj.com/2025/07/">July 30, 2025</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://wrmj.com/author/patti/">Ty Taylor</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-list-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt">The Aledo Opera House’s summer family movie series starts Wednesday. Every Wednesday until mid-September, the Aledo Opera House will be showing a classic DreamWorks film at 6 p.m., according to Director of Operations Nathan Sipes. <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://wrmj.com/aledo-opera-houses-summer-family-series-opens-wednesday/" title="Aledo Opera House’s Summer Family Series Opens Wednesday">[FULL STORY]</a></div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-list-item clearfix post-930724 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-western-illinois-today"> <figure class="mh-posts-list-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon mh-thumb-icon-small-mobile" href="https://wrmj.com/ribbon-cutting-for-viola-area-solar-project/" title="Western Illinois Today"><img width="300" height="200" src="https://wrmj.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/viola-solar-scaled-1.jpeg" class="attachment-mh-magazine-medium size-mh-magazine-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-list-caption"> Western Illinois Today </div> </figure> <div class="mh-posts-list-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-posts-list-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-posts-list-title"> <a href="https://wrmj.com/ribbon-cutting-for-viola-area-solar-project/" title="Ribbon-Cutting For Viola Area Solar Project" rel="bookmark"> Ribbon-Cutting For Viola Area Solar Project </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="far fa-clock"></i><a href="https://wrmj.com/2025/07/">July 29, 2025</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://wrmj.com/author/patti/">Ty Taylor</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-list-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt">A solar farm project in Mercer County is celebrating its completion. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held for the Goldenrod Solar Project outside of Viola on Tuesday. The five-megawatt, 38-acre solar array is projected to deliver <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://wrmj.com/ribbon-cutting-for-viola-area-solar-project/" title="Ribbon-Cutting For Viola Area Solar Project">[FULL STORY]</a></div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-list-item clearfix post-930711 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-western-illinois-today"> <figure class="mh-posts-list-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon mh-thumb-icon-small-mobile" href="https://wrmj.com/as-rural-hospitals-struggle-nationwide-mercyone-genesis-aledo-says-its-financially-healthy/" title="Western Illinois Today"><img width="300" height="195" src="https://wrmj.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/MercyOne-Genesis-stacked-logo-1-1-1.png" class="attachment-mh-magazine-medium size-mh-magazine-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-list-caption"> Western Illinois Today </div> </figure> <div class="mh-posts-list-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-posts-list-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-posts-list-title"> <a href="https://wrmj.com/as-rural-hospitals-struggle-nationwide-mercyone-genesis-aledo-says-its-financially-healthy/" title="As Rural Hospitals Struggle Nationwide, MercyOne Genesis Aledo Says It’s Financially Healthy" rel="bookmark"> As Rural Hospitals Struggle Nationwide, MercyOne Genesis Aledo Says It’s Financially Healthy </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="far fa-clock"></i><a href="https://wrmj.com/2025/07/">July 29, 2025</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://wrmj.com/author/patti/">Ty Taylor</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-list-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt">MercyOne Genesis Aledo is saying it’s not in danger of closing, as rural hospitals nationwide are expected to be hit hard by cuts to Medicaid. 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