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High marks for local schools

Local school districts can once again take pride in their growth over the past year as the Illinois Report Card indicates strong performance amid the continued, steady return to pre-pandemic…

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Valmeyer adds familiar faces

The Village of Valmeyer  added two new staff members during its board meeting on Nov. 12, swearing in Tim Richards as village manager and Ashley Stuckmeyer as village clerk. Richards…

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Candidates file for April election

With local elections coming in April, Monday was the deadline for candidates to submit their filings. There appear to be only a few contested races throughout the county. In Waterloo,…

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County prepares for end of year

Monday’s meeting of the Monroe County Board featured a dozen appointments and reappointments, a discussion of the budget for the new fiscal year, good news about county bridges and the…

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Hopeful projects for Waterloo parks

With the regular season concluded for local parks, the Waterloo Park District Board’s regular meeting featured talk of taxes, accessibility at Lions Park and the need to provide amenities for…

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WHS students take flight

Approximately 130 young women, including two Waterloo High School students, from 18 St. Louis area high schools and organizations recently gathered at St. Louis Downtown Airport for the 2024 Girls…

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Guilty plea in Red Bud murder

A Red Bud man entered a guilty plea for a 2023 murder in that city.  The North County News reported that Shawn Porter, 49, pleaded guilty Nov. 8 to a…

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Tuesday crash in Columbia

Columbia EMS and fire department personnel assisted Columbia police with a crash involving a motorcycle about 6:25 p.m. Tuesday on the ramp from Route 158 to northbound Route 3. Police…

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I-255 repairs in St. Clair County

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that repairs on northbound I-255 over Prairie Du Pont Canal just south of Route 157 near Cahokia Heights in St. Clair County will require…

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Vehicle strikes pole west of Red Bud

The Red Bud Fire Department responded along with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department and Monroe County EMS at about 2:30 p.m. Monday to the 1900 block of Ames Road between…

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