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This year’s corn harvest among best ever
By ALAN DOOLEY Following on the heels of a great wheat harvest this past spring, positive results are coming in for this year’s corn crop in Monroe County. Some are…
Read MoreNew Waterloo fire station dedication is Sept. 6
A dedication ceremony and open house for the new Waterloo fire station at 510 Illinois Avenue is set for Saturday, Sept. 6. The dedication is set to take place at…
Read MoreChanges to deer hunting season
Illinois Department of Natural Resources Director Marc Miller announced changes last week to the 2014-15 deer hunting season, including the removal of 20 additional counties from the late-winter season and…
Read MoreOnline voter registration now offered in Illinois
On Tuesday, Illinois became the 20th state to offer online voter registration as a way to get more citizens involved in the process. Illinois residents can now register to vote…
Read MoreHirsch files for county sheriff’s race
Kevin Hirsch, 56, of Fults, turned in petitions Monday at the Monroe County Clerk’s office with 970 signatures, more than enough to qualify as an independent candidate in the upcoming…
Read MoreValmeyer woman guilty of aggravated ID theft
A former home health personal nursing assistant from Valmeyer entered a guilty plea Thursday in federal court to charges of aggravated identity theft and access device fraud in connection to…
Read MoreValmeyer part of national exhibit in D.C.
The story of Valmeyer’s devastating 1993 flood and subsequent relocation to higher ground is being featured as part of a new exhibit currently on display in Washington, D.C. The exhibit,…
Read MoreIDOT: I-255 lane closures May 19-21 in Columbia
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that daytime lane closures will take place next week on northbound I-255 at the Columbia exit (Exit 6), approximately two miles east of the…
Read MoreQuinn hopes to make temporary income tax permanent
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn presented his annual budget address March 26, proposing to make the state’s temporary income tax permanent in order to avert cuts to education and other areas.…
Read MoreBobcat hunting bill advances to senate
Soon, bobcat hunting may be legal in Illinois. State lawmakers have advanced a proposal to allow bobcat hunting for the first time in more than 40 years. The Illinois House…
Read MoreNo same-sex marriage licenses until June 1
Updating an article from last week, Monroe County Clerk Dennis Knobloch said that his office has decided not to issue same-sex marriage licenses early at the recommendation of Monroe County…
Read MoreRohlfing, Elmore post primary wins
The Republicans decided their local candidates for November in decisive fashion Tuesday night. In the race for Monroe County Sheriff, Neal Rohlfing easily defeated Joe Brauer to earn the Republican…
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