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Real Estate Transactions | July 14-18, 2025

The location of real estate transactions with only the parcel number listed may be viewed be entering the number on the Monroe County GIS website ‘Parcel Viewer.’ All transactions may…

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Man brings meth to probation hearing

A local man was sent to prison after police said he showed up to the courthouse for a hearing with his probation officer while in possession of methamphetamine and fake…

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Hay bale fire in rural Waterloo barn

Multiple fire departments responded shortly after 11:15 p.m. Saturday to hay bales on fire inside a barn on Buss Branch Road just east of Waterloo in rural St. Clair County.…

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Tributes pour for fallen teen

A Prairie du Rocher girl described as a “spark of energy” died as a result of a gunshot wound Monday afternoon south of Waterloo. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department identified…

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New fair royalty crowned

The first day of the Monroe County Fair concluded as it always does, with a crowd gathering at the main arena to see a pair of young ladies crowned as…

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Waterloo OKs grocery tax

With an Oct. 1 deadline looming, the Waterloo City Council opted by a 5-3 vote to maintain a 1 percent grocery tax the state has left in the hands of…

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Prison sentence in fatal ATV crash

James M. Eschmann, 22, of Columbia, was sentenced before a packed courtroom Friday following a guilty plea to an aggravated DUI charge. The charge was in connection to a Sept.…

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Oak Hill, taxes and levees… oh my!

Monroe County officials did not wait long to install a new administrator at Oak Hill in Waterloo following the abrupt resignation of the acting director of the county-owned senior living…

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Waterloo superintendent contract extended

Along with presentations from district staff and community members alike, the July meeting of the Waterloo School Board on Monday also saw votes for a superintendent contract extension and tentative…

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Millstadt museum moving forward

The Millstadt Historical Society announced some big progress earlier this year with the news it had secured a physical location for a long-desired museum. With several months of continued effort…

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