Posts Tagged ‘burksville’
Old school history in Monroe County
Anyone who has driven on the section of KK Road between Burksville and Burksville Station has, maybe unwittingly, driven through the location of the first English-speaking public school in what…
Read MoreBarn destroyed by fire near Burksville
Three fire departments battled a fire to a large metal barn near Burksville about 8 a.m. Thursday. The Waterloo, Maeystown and Red Bud fire departments responded to 5763 Lemen Road…
Read MoreEvent offers healing through horses
Despite only having lived in the area for about seven months, Laura Neiheisel is already giving back. She is doing that by offering a free event for families with children…
Read MoreBurksville tavern burglarized
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department is receiving assistance from an Illinois State Police crime scene unit Thursday morning in investigating a burglary at Crazy Train Saloon & Grill, 5237 Kaskaskia…
Read MoreRollover crash south of Burksville
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department, Waterloo Fire Department and Monroe County EMS responded about 11:30 a.m. Friday to a vehicle rollover crash at 4742 Kaskaskia Road south of Burksville. The…
Read MoreTheft of truck in Burksville
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the theft of a pickup truck from a driveway of a Burksville residence. The theft was reported Oct. 22. Police said a gray 2015…
Read MoreBrush fire on Kaskaskia Road
Local firefighters responded about 12:30 p.m. Sunday to the report of a large out-of-control brush fire nearing a residence in the area of 5000 Kaskaskia Road south of Burksville. The…
Read MoreBoil order lifted in area
A boil order for Illinois American Water customers in Columbia and Waterloo in Monroe County and Millstadt and much of St. Clair County was lifted early Friday afternoon. Illinois American…
Read MoreBurn victim gets support on long road to recovery
When a routine job earlier this month turned into a fiery explosion at a home near Burksville, local plumber Dan Krebel narrowly missed escaping with his life. Dan was performing…
Read MoreHouse explosion near Burksville
The Waterloo Fire Department responded about 10:40 a.m. Friday to the report of a house explosion and structure fire in the 5300 area of Lemen Road off Kaskaskia Road near…
Read MoreCrash south of Waterloo
Emergency personnel responded about 11 p.m. Tuesday to a two-vehicle crash with possible injury on KK Road near Kaskaskia Road south of Waterloo. One of the vehicles involved was a…
Read MoreTwo dogs missing from Burksville area
–Missing Dog Alert– Both dogs missing are originally from the Burksville area. Two medium-size mixed-breed dogs. One of the dogs is white with brownish reddish spots (spaniel type) and the…
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