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Monroe County property auction

Very few of us think our garages need more “stuff.”  Monroe County is no exception, according to Monroe County Clerk and Recorder Jonathan McLean. Virtually every county department is looking…

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Sun Basket leaving Valmeyer

Sun Basket, the meal kit delivery service located at Rock City in Valmeyer, announced last week that it will be closing that location Aug. 7.  According to multiple employees, the…

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startUP grads building businesses

In addition to Entrepreneur of the Year Jacob O’Connor, four Monroe County startUP graduates are continuing their business ventures now that the class is completed.   The students, who come…

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Hart leaving ‘best job ever’

Russ Hart initially did not want to be the principal of Gibault Catholic High School.  He was content serving as principal at St. Joseph Catholic School in Freeburg.  But the…

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Police Blotter | 6/5/19

(Editor’s note: Information in this report is gathered directly from area police agencies, county courts and emergency radio dispatch. The public is reminded that defendants are presumed innocent until proven…

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Suspected truck thief in custody

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department announced Monday that a Granite City man wanted in connection with the recent theft of a pickup truck near Valmeyer is now in custody. Police…

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Bulldogs take third at state

The Waterloo High School baseball team claimed the third place trophy at the IHSA Class 3A state tournament in Joliet on Saturday, defeating Dixon 9-2. Dixon took a 2-0 lead…

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River crests as flood fight continues

For now at least, the worst is over for flooding in the area because the Mississippi River crested Saturday night at 46.02 feet in St. Louis.  That is the second…

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County board updates flooding plans

The Monroe County Board of Commissioners met Thursday morning in an emergency session to update responses to ongoing flooding in the in the Bottoms. At the meeting, the commissioners signed…

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Jones, others receive state soccer honors

Columbia High School girls soccer standout Kennedy Jones was selected to the Illinois High School Soccer Coaches Association All-State Team last week and several others from this area earned either…

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