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New brewery captures essence of German culture
What’s the German word for “stubborn?” — No, it’s not “Rahn.” When Monroe County first became a settlement in 1816, plenty of “hartnäckige” Germans made their nesting in the now…
Relay For Life supports those touched by cancer
Relay For Life of Monroe County got a bit of a makeover this year, but the American Cancer Society remains steadfast in its commitment to help those with and those…
Police Blotter | 5/4/2016
(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…
Truck rollover on Route 3
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department, Waterloo Fire Department and Monroe County EMS responded at 12:35 p.m. Tuesday to the scene of a white Ford truck that rolled over into a…
Grohmann, Francescon crowned at Gibault prom
Ashley Grohmann and Jonny Francescon were crowned queen and king at Friday’s Gibault Catholic High School prom at The Falls. The theme of the evening was “Wilderness Dreams — Enchanted…
Saturday night motorcycle crashes
At about 9 p.m., Red Bud Fire Department, along with Monroe County Sheriff’s Department and EMS and Illinois State Police, were dispatched to Route 3 south of J Road for…
Rollover crash near Red Bud
Emergency personnel responded about 3:30 p.m. Saturday to a pickup truck rollover crash on MM Road at Reed Road west of Red Bud. Injuries were believed to be minor.
Tractor fire in rural Waterloo
The Waterloo Fire Department was called to KK Road at Maeystown Road Friday at about 4:40 p.m., for a tractor in a field that was fully engulfed with fire. No…
Crash on Konarcik Road
The Waterloo Fire Department assisted Monroe County EMS and the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department in responding shortly after 2 a.m. Friday to a vehicle crash at 6143 Konarcik Road with…
Two-vehicle collision at Route 3 and Library
Waterloo police and Monroe County EMS responded to a two-vehicle collision involving a white minivan and grey Ford pickup truck that included a possible injury at the intersection of South Library…