COVID death toll increases

In the days after Monroe County reached the grim milestone of 100 COVID-related deaths since the start of the pandemic, more such deaths have been reported. Two more deaths were…

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Singer moves past the pain

A young Lenzburg singer-songwriter does not let chronic illness stand in the way of pursuing her musical ambitions.  When she was 17, Jessica Kay Jordan underwent what she describes as…

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COVID deaths top 100

Last weekend, Monroe County reached a milestone it never hoped it would. Monroe County Health Administrator John Wagner reported Monday the county’s 100th COVID-related death, and he reported Friday that…

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Daily COVID cases decrease

COVID-19 data for Monroe County has been trending in the right direction lately, Monroe County Health Department Administrator John Wagner said Tuesday.  Recently, Monroe County has been seeing 10-15 new…

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German roots remembered

If a person in Monroe County has the last name Kaufmann, Fults, Koch, Taake, Rick (or Rueck), Schaefer, Prange, Hoffmann, Meyer, Krebel, Melliere, or one of more than 50 other…

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Change in weather notifications

From now on, Monroe Countians will witness a change in phone alerts during particularly severe thunderstorms.  As Kevin Scheibe, Monroe County Public Safety Director for 911 and Emergency Management, said…

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