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Shed fire south of Hecker

The Hecker and Red Bud fire departments responded about 12:10 a.m. Sunday to a detached shed on fire in the 5000 block of M Road near Beck Road southeast of…

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Gas leak at Waterloo church

The Waterloo Fire Department, Waterloo Police Department and Monroe County EMS responded about 5:15 p.m. Saturday to a gas leak reported at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 522 S. Church Street. A…

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Saturday crash north of Waterloo

Emergency personnel responded about 1:20 p.m. Saturday to a multi-vehicle crash on Route 3 at Hanover Road north of Waterloo. A 2006 Ford Windstar driven by Bruce C. Schuchardt, 69,…

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Wednesday rollover crash south of Waterloo

The Waterloo police and fire departments along with Monroe County EMS and the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department responded to a two-vehicle crash with a rollover shortly before 3:30 p.m. Wednesday…

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The pride of pumpkin farming  

Fall officially began  Sept. 22, but many don’t feel like it’s truly autumn until they start seeing Halloween decorations, leaves changing color or the true seasonal staple of pumpkins. When…

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Germany visit a true jubiläumsfest

In two years, the United States of America will celebrate its 250th birthday. Last month, a group of Monroe County residents visited a village in Germany which boasts five times…

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Rallying for fall harvest

The fall harvest is currently ongoing, with farmers in and around the county hopping on their combines in the hopes weather and other factors over the past few months leave…

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Revv ruff on crime

A new K-9 unit began sniffing for the Waterloo Police Department over the summer following several weeks of training, marking the first time the community has had two dogs on…

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County addresses addressed

At the beginning of the year, over 4,000 addresses  in Monroe County will need some form of modification.  Some changes will be as simple as affixing reflective numbers on a…

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Kruep out at Oak Hill

Oak Hill is once again in a state of flux in regard to its administrator position. Monroe County State’s Attorney Ryan Webb confirmed that Shari Kruep is no longer employed…

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