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Coalition increases outreach efforts
The Monroe County Coalition for Drug-Free Communities demonstrated significant strides toward enhancing community outreach during its Monday meeting. For one, the coalition reviewed a presentation it will share with the…
Friday fish fry frenzy sweeps county
With Lent came the start of the much-anticipated Friday fish fry season, and some use the occasion to sample the best local offerings with friends. Marketicity’s “Cod Squad” plans to…
Monroe County Farm Bureau turns 100
In 1917, the Monroe County Farm Bureau’s humble beginnings included an office space in the county courthouse and 229 members. The 100-year-old organization now has 3,000 members and has seen…
Police Blotter | 3/1/2017
(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…
Burglary at Select Fuel early Sunday morning
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department is investigating an early Sunday morning burglary at Select Fuel & Convenience near Red Bud. At 5:06 a.m., two suspects broke into the gas station…
Smithton man gets 30 years for child porn
A 40-year-old Smithton man was sentenced Friday to 30 years in federal prison on two counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and one count of possession of visual depictions…
Severe weather expected overnight
The National Weather Service is alerting area residents of the potential for hazardous weather entering the southwestern Illinois region late Monday night and into early Tuesday morning. “Storms are going to…
Brush fire in Columbia bluffs
The Columbia and Millstadt fire departments responded about 2 p.m. Saturday to a brush fire on a property located up in the bluffs off Bluff Road just south of Sand…
Head-on crash near Red Bud
Emergency personnel responded about 1 a.m. Saturday to a head-on crash with injury on Route 3 at Old State Route 3 near Red Bud. The vehicles involved were a Ford…
Woman charged with unlawful use of credit card
A 40-year-old Waterloo woman is facing multiple felonies in connection with unlawful purchases made last fall using the company credit card of her former employer. Nicole C. Johnson was charged…