Business
Data center dialogue
Recent news regarding the possibility of a large-scale data center in the Rock City Admiral Parkway Development cave business complex in Old Valmeyer has raised a number of concerns. One…
Read MoreSchneider’s changes hands
Schneider’s Quality Meats, located at 1323 N. Illinois Route 3 in Waterloo, celebrated a changing of the guard last week. Longtime owner Mark Lengacher handed the keys of the business…
Read MoreFree mammograms this month
Red Bud Regional Hospital is partnering with the Illinois Department of Public Health’s Illinois Breast and Cervical Cancer Program to offer free mammograms to uninsured women in the community. IBCCP…
Read MorePipeline proposed in Monroe County
A natural gas pipeline stretching across the Mississippi River from southern Monroe County into Missouri was recently proposed, intended to help feed a major energy center operated by Ameren Missouri.…
Read MoreOak Hill’s Last Stand?
With the lease of Oak Hill senior living and rehabilitation center property to Accolade Healthcare becoming official Oct. 1, those opposed to the pending transfer of operations made their voices…
Read MoreRock City stir sparks speculation
The implications of recent work at the Rock City Admiral Parkway Development business complex in Old Valmeyer has a number of nearby residents concerned. As previously reported, a large Kiewit…
Read MoreA mixed pumpkin harvest
By RHIANNON BRANCH FarmWeek October is a busy month for the top pumpkin producing state and while consumers likely won’t see the effects, Mother Nature has challenged some Illinois fields…
Read MoreHard harvest here this year
Inconvenient weather over the past few months has contributed to what is set to be a difficult year for farmers in Monroe County and throughout Southern Illinois – though some…
Read MoreOak Hill lease begins
While the operational takeover of Oak Hill will not be finalized until the beginning of December, the lease of the county-owned senior living and rehabilitation center to Accolade Healthcare began…
Read MoreOak Hill lease began Wednesday
While the operational takeover of Oak Hill will not be finalized until the beginning of December, the lease of the county-owned senior living and rehabilitation center to Accolade Healthcare began…
Read MoreSomething stirring at Rock City
Work is ramping up at the Rock City Admiral Parkway Development in the caves of Old Valmeyer following exploratory tests in July, though nothing is set in stone just yet.…
Read MoreHearing called on Oak Hill lease
Another hearing concerning the pending lease of county-owned Oak Hill senior living and rehabilitation center to Accolade Healthcare has been scheduled for Oct. 8 at the Monroe County Annex in…
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