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Monday crash in Waterloo

The Waterloo Fire Department responded along with Waterloo police and Monroe County EMS to a two-vehicle crash on Route 3 at Southview Drive shortly before 10:40 a.m. Monday. Police said…

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Dupo vehicle theft suspects captured

Two suspects wanted in the Sept. 3 thefts of four vehicles in Dupo as well as a repair shop burglary were taken into custody this week and charged. St. Louis…

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Suspects sought after flee attempt from St. Louis

Local law enforcement agencies were put on alert about 12:50 p.m. Wednesday for a green Ford F150 that was evading St. Louis city police and traveling east on I-255 across…

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Wagner keeps up the fight

Monroe County Health Department Administrator John Wagner went on a fishing trip to Table Rock Lake in Missouri with his son for the weekend early this year. His phone rang…

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New rules take bite out of dining

The Illinois Department of Public Health announced on Sept. 2 that “in excess” of 1,400 of the state’s coronavirus cases in the last 60 days had been traced back to…

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WPD rowing for Special Olympics

The Waterloo Police Department is continuing its tradition of raising money for Special Olympics Illinois this month by participating in a Virtual Row 4 Dough benefit.  On Friday, 10 Waterloo…

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Community caring for Krebels

Within minutes of Eleanor being born, Nathan and Molly Krebel found out their newborn daughter had Down’s Syndrome.  They soon found out Eleanor also was born with Transient Myeloproliferative Disorder,…

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Old school history in Monroe County

Anyone who has driven on the section of KK Road between Burksville and Burksville Station has, maybe unwittingly, driven through the location of the first English-speaking public school in what…

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County discusses various matters

The Monroe County Board discussed election day being a holiday this year in addition to a possible ambulance purchase, levee concerns and the upcoming flu season during its regular meeting…

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Stolen trailer arrest in Monroe County

A Caseyville man was arrested Sunday in Monroe County on charges in connection with a stolen trailer in St. Clair County. Capt. Matt Jany of the Metro East Auto Theft…

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