Low voter turnout for primary

Amid concerns about COVID-19, voter turnout was lower than expected across Monroe County for the primary.  Not including the fewer than 100 ballots sent to the county’s nursing homes and…

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Scheibe aims to keep county safe

The Monroe County Board recently promoted a familiar person to a new position in county government.  Former Monroe County Emergency Management Agency Assistant Director Kevin Scheibe became the county’s new…

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Durbin: farmers treated unfairly

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) released a statement earlier this month accusing the United States Department of Agriculture of treating Illinois soybean farmers unfairly by playing favorites with trade war…

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