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Dupo water sample triggers alert

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency is notifying the owners and operators of the Dupo Community Water System that there has been a detection of perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) in the most recent water…

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Fults levee fix finalized

The year 2025 ended on a high note for residents of Fults, Prairie du Rocher and bi-county officials as work to repair a potentially devastating levee problem was resolved in…

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Immanuel Lutheran turns 125

Placing a special emphasis on faith, foundation and future, one Waterloo congregation is set to have a particularly special year as they come together to celebrate their church’s 125th anniversary.…

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Flu season brewing

Sniffles and coughs have begun to boom in the wake of the holiday season, with local reports suggesting Monroe County is largely avoiding a wave of respiratory illness that is…

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Slow going on Dupo interchange 

Communities and residents in the area eagerly anticipating completion of the I-255 interchange project near Dupo can expect to wait for a good while more. Dupo Mayor Dawn Keys spoke…

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Another volume venerating veterans

Nearly two decades after the first book’s publication, Monroe County has come to honor its local veterans with another collection of biographies to record and celebrate those who have fought…

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Valmeyer Road repairs begin

Work finally began this week on slope failure repairs to a portion of Valmeyer Road near D Road in Columbia that has been closed to the public for nine months…

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Franke found unfit

A Columbia man arrested following a late August standoff at his parents’ home has been found unfit to stand trial.  During a hearing in Monroe County Circuit Court on Thursday,…

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Waterloo shooting case continued

Preparations for the trial of a young man charged in a shooting outside the Waterloo movie theater came to a grinding halt Friday in Monroe County Circuit Court. Brenndan M.…

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Church thief gets probation

A local woman was convicted Thursday of stealing funds from St. John United Church of Christ in Valmeyer. Melissa A. Hunter, 52, of Waterloo, following a brief hearing before Judge…

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