Posts Tagged ‘Dennis Knobloch’
County, Oak Hill talk COVID
The coronavirus pandemic was a main point of discussion during Monday’s meeting of the Monroe County Board. The meeting was held in public session at the courthouse and virtually via…
Read MoreKnobloch joins county board
A familiar face has returned to Monroe County government. During its meeting last Wednesday night, the Monroe County Republican Central Committee recommended to Monroe County Board Chairman Bob Elmore that…
Read MoreUpdates underway at Valmeyer museum
The Monroe City School building in Valmeyer and the museum it houses are slated for updates in the near future. The Valmeyer Community Heritage Society has already scheduled work to…
Read MoreCounty board bids adieu to outgoing officeholders
Longtime Monroe County Commissioner Delbert Wittenauer sat for his final regular county board Session before retiring, wrapping up 12 years of service to Monroe County at the conclusion of fiscal…
Read MoreEnd of an era for retiring county clerk
After 21 years of serving the citizens of Monroe County as its county clerk, Dennis Knobloch is retiring. “The timing was right more than anything,” said Knobloch, who turns 65…
Read MoreValmeyer seeks new business
Valmeyer is attempting to use two types of incentives to attract new businesses to its village. In December, the village and a group of investors that includes George Obernagel bought…
Read More‘The Flood’ takes stage in NYC, back home
Members of Monroe Actors Stage Company had the idea in March to put on a second production of “The Flood.” The play was created by Peter Mills and Cara Reichel…
Read MoreStudents of the flood remember ‘93
On Aug. 1, 1993, the Mississippi River crested at nearly 50 feet and, despite weeks of valiant fighting, burst through a levee south of Columbia. The first victim of the…
Read MoreMonroe County voters select candidates for November
With no contested primary races for any of the county’s elected positions, local voter turnout for Tuesday’s Illinois General Primary Election was expectedly light. Republicans ran unopposed in Monroe County…
Read MoreBicentennial history book finally arrives
On New Year’s Day 2016, bell-ringing ceremonies throughout the county heralded the coming year and set off a year-long observance of the 200th anniversary of Monroe County, which was founded…
Read MoreWaterloo library celebrating 125 years
When Elaine Steingrubey came aboard Morrison-Talbott Library as director in 1992, she never imagined that a community treasure, now 125 years old, would have been founded on a tie-breaker vote…
Read MoreRepublicans announce 2018 candidates
As the election season begins, the Monroe County Republican Central Committee announced a full slate of candidates for six county offices that will appear on the March 2018 ballot —…
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