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Camper fire south of Waterloo

The Waterloo, Maeystown and Red Bud fire departments responded to a camper fire at 5440 Sportsman Road south of Burksville Station at about 11:20 a.m. Thursday. The fire spread to…

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‘Get it now,’ Wagner says of vaccine

The Monroe County Health Department announced that the next COVID vaccine clinic will take place this coming Monday. There will be a clinic with the Moderna vaccine on Monday from…

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Vehicle that evaded Millstadt police located

At about 11:35 p.m. Sunday, a Millstadt police officer attempted to stop a vehicle on East Washington Street for a registration violation. The vehicle fled. The officer discontinued the attempt to stop…

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Motorcycle crash north of Waterloo

Emergency personnel responded about 4:25 p.m. Sunday to a motorcycle crash with injuries on Route 3 at Hanover Road north of Waterloo. Monroe County EMS and Waterloo Fire Department personnel…

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Waterloo OKs budget

As expected, the Waterloo City Council on Monday night approved the city’s budget for the fiscal year that begins May 1. The 2021-22 budget calls for proposed revenue of $32,675,080…

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County talks COVID funds, Oak Hill

The Monroe County Board of Commissioners received a report Monday on COVID funds received in the last fiscal year, which ended Nov. 30, 2020.   Commissioner Dennis Knobloch worked with…

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Waterloo School Board receives updates

The Waterloo School Board heard updates on ongoing district construction projects, graduation plans and this year’s budget at its monthly meeting Monday night.  The most notable construction update concerned the…

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Man aims to keep Monroe County beautiful

John Steingruby of Maeystown wants to keep Monroe County beautiful, and he has a plan to do just that.  He recently addressed the Monroe County Board of Commissioners about the…

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startUP gives back to Valmeyer

The Valmeyer Village Board met in regular session April 6 to discuss upcoming projects and to hear a report about the recent 5Kave event held in the Rock City caves…

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Illinois Caverns to reopen this year

After being closed for more than a decade, one of Monroe County’s two most famous cave systems is set to reopen to the public later this year.  The Illinois Department…

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