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Fults Softball Classic
An annual Monroe County tradition, the Fults Softball Classic takes place this Friday through Sunday, July 12-14, at Cedar Bluff Park. The men’s softball tourney is hosted by the Redmen…
Read MoreWightman recounts cave discovery
In 1949, a classmate of Paul Wightman named Cletus Meyer told Wightman about a large sinkhole with a cave at the bottom on the property of his uncle, Joel Fogelpole. …
Read MoreFire destroys home near Fults
A rural Monroe County couple escaped an early Thursday morning house fire with little more than the clothes on their backs. “It’s a total loss,” Maeystown Fire Chief Lynden Prange…
Read MoreATV crash near Fults
A young woman was injured in a crash involving multiple ATVs in the area of 2700 Grant Road in Fults on Saturday afternoon. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department said several…
Read MoreWind farm among several topics before county board
Courthouse computer security, enterprise zones and road work were among topics discussed at Monday’s meeting of the Monroe County Board, but the matter drawing the most attention this week is…
Read MoreLocal guitarist dies in home accident
A local man known for playing guitar in rock bands such as Dazed n Confused STL died in an accident inside his home over the weekend. Stephen A. Jaycox, 32,…
Read MoreHunter dies in deer stand near Fults
The Monroe County coroner’s office responded Sunday morning along with Maeystown and Valmeyer first responders, Monroe County EMS and the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department after a 76-year-old man was discovered…
Read MoreFarmer dies near Fults
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department requested assistance from the Prairie du Rocher Fire Department about 10:25 a.m. Saturday in locating a man last seen riding a tractor on a large…
Read MoreSmoke in home near Fults
The Maeystown and Valmeyer fire departments responded about 1:15 a.m. Sunday to the report of smoke inside a home at 2753 Sutterville Road near Fults. All subjects were reported to…
Read MoreWheat field fire near Fults
The Maeystown and Waterloo fire departments responded about 4:15 p.m. Friday to a wheat field fire about one-half mile east of the intersection of Kaskaskia and MM roads near Fults.…
Read MoreCrash near Fults
Police and EMS responded about 5:30 p.m. Sunday to a two-vehicle crash with injuries on Bluff Road just north of Fults. The vehicles involved were a pickup truck and a…
Read MoreDry conditions create fire danger
Area fire departments responded to a flurry of calls Friday due to outdoor burning in less-than-ideal conditions. Columbia Fire Department was called at 2 p.m. Friday to assist the Prairie…
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