Power outage in Monroe County

Monroe County Electric Cooperative announced shortly after 6 p.m. Friday that it would be having a widespread power outage due to maintenance work by Ameren on its transmission side. MCEC…

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Brush fire near Burksville

The Waterloo, Red Bud and Maeystown fire departments responded to an out-of-control brush fire in the 4800 block of S Road near Burksville early Sunday evening. The page went out…

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MCSD makes burglary arrest

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department arrested two people in connection with theft and drug charges stemming from a mid-December incident near Hecker. Shortly after 10 a.m. Dec. 15, deputies were…

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Arrests made in drug raid

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department, with help from other law enforcement personnel, executed a warrant south of Waterloo and took multiple people into custody on drug charges Friday morning. Monroe…

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Sunday night brush fire

The Waterloo Fire Department responded shortly after 8 p.m. Sunday to a brush fire in the area of 4639 KK Road in Burksville. The fire was reportedly contained within a…

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Shed fire in Burksville

The Waterloo and Maeystown fire departments responded along with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department and Monroe County EMS about 6:35 p.m Sunday to a fully engulfed shed fire in the…

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Friday brush fire near Burksville

The Waterloo Fire Department and Monroe County Sheriff’s Department responded shortly before 11:45 a.m. Friday to a residence near Burksville in the 5100 block of Kaskaskia Road, near the intersection…

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