Government
Rohlfing, 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…
Read MoreTuesday is election day
Monroe County residents will take to the polls Tuesday, as the primary election will determine contested local Republican races for sheriff and county commissioner and statewide races for governor and…
Read MoreSix running for Governor
Incumbent Illinois Governor Pat Quinn faces a Democrat challenger in the upcoming March 18 primary, while four Republican candidates will try to earn their party’s nomination for the November general…
Read MorePrimary to decide Republican sheriff, county board candidates
The Tuesday, March 18 primary election will not only decide the Republican nominee for Governor of Illinois in November’s general election, but will also do the same locally for two…
Read MoreIEMA: ‘Resolve to be Ready’ in 2014
It’s not too late to make a resolution for 2014, and the Illinois Emergency Management Agency has a suggested resolution that will help you and your family stay safe when…
Read MoreISP approves concealed carry applications
Illinois State Police on Friday announced that 5,000 concealed carry license applications have been approved and are ready to be printed and mailed. The department will begin mailing the licenses…
Read MoreCandidates make their case ahead of primary
More than 60 interested voters came to the Monroe County Annex in Waterloo last Wednesday evening for the Monroe County Farm Bureau’s “Meet the Candidates” forum ahead of the March…
Read MoreTax season officially under way
The Illinois Department of Revenue announced late last month it will start accepting and processing tax returns filed electronically. Once federal tax returns have been completed, Illinois taxpayers have several…
Read MoreRegional office, Miles Cemetery updates discussed
The Monroe County Board of Commissioners on Monday heard Regional Superintendent of Schools Kelton Davis detail results of work in recent months to improve office space the county rents to…
Read MoreWork to strengthen local levees under way
Levees are largely ignored or forgotten if you don’t live or work in the bottoms close by the Mississippi River. If they are noticed by most, it is as they…
Read MoreEnyart nominates students to service academies
U.S. Congressman Bill Enyart (D-Illinois) announced the names of students he has nominated to the United States service academies. Among the nominees are students from Columbia, Waterloo, Smithton and Millstadt.…
Read MoreAbsentee voting begins Feb. 6 for primary
Monroe County Clerk Dennis Knobloch announced that in-person and absentee voting will be available in his office beginning Thursday, Feb. 6, for the March 18 primary election. Knobloch also said…
Read More