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Water rescue near Hecker

The Hecker Fire Department responded shortly before 5 p.m. Thursday to a flash flood water rescue on Probst Road in rural St. Clair County following a bout of heavy rain.…

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Smoke in basement of Columbia home

The Columbia Fire Department responded about 4:15 p.m. Thursday to a possible structure fire in the 700 block of Eastwood Street off Breidecker Street in Columbia. Upon arrival, a light…

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Possible lightning strike near Columbia

The Columbia Fire Department responded about 2:20 p.m. Thursday following a possible lightning strike to a residence in the 1200 block of Sugarloaf Hill Road east of Dupo. No smoke…

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Rollover crash south of Waterloo

Emergency personnel responded shortly before 12:15 p.m. Thursday to a rollover crash on Kern Road off Route 3 south of Waterloo. Responding agencies included the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department, Monroe…

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See you at the fair

With tons of tractors, loads of livestock and a cacophony of crashes anticipated, folks will soon be gathering for the annual Monroe County Fair to enjoy everything that makes it…

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Eschmann gets prison time

A young Monroe County man was sentenced Friday in Monroe County Circuit Court after agreeing to a plea agreement July 9 to charges of aggravated DUI  and reckless homicide involving…

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Stawizynski pleas in fatal crash

The driver of the vehicle involved in a fatal crash on Hanover Road last fall has entered a guilty plea on two counts of aggravated DUI (causing death and causing…

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Waterloo water test issues persist

Continuing a trend since its new water plant became operational in December, the City of Waterloo announced Friday it failed to provide required water samples within the designated timeframe as…

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Solar farm proposed near Waterloo

The ramifications of 2023 state legislation promoting renewable energy in Illinois may soon be realized in rural Waterloo. Next month, the Monroe County Planning Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals…

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Oak Hill director exits among other county biz

Less than a week after a scathing report from auditor James Schmersahl regarding accounting incompetence at Oak Hill, the facility’s director is no longer employed with the county-owned senior living…

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