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Saturday crash in Hecker
Emergency personnel responded about 12:25 p.m. Saturday to a two-vehicle crash in the 300 block of West Monroe Street in Hecker. One person reported a minor injury following the crash.…
Read MoreFriday fire near Floraville
The Hecker, Millstadt and Waterloo fire departments responded about 3:40 p.m. Friday to a fire at 4157 Waterloo Road near Floraville. The initial report was a brush fire, but the…
Read MoreMultiple brush fires despite Red Flag Warning
Despite a Red Flag Warning issued by the National Weather Service that prohibits outdoor burning due to high winds and dry conditions, area fire departments responded to multiple calls of…
Read MoreThursday crash east of Waterloo
A two-vehicle crash occurred about 9:30 a.m. Thursday on Route 156 at J Road east of Waterloo. Police said a 1999 Chevrolet Impala driven by Janet Goetz, 68, of Waterloo,…
Read MoreSevere storm leaves damage behind
A strong storm rolled through Monroe County and surrounding areas early Wednesday evening, leaving evidence of its power behind. A brief tornado warning was issued shortly before 5:30 p.m., and…
Read MoreMotorcycle crash near Hecker
Emergency personnel responded about 1:45 p.m. Tuesday to a crash involving a vehicle and a motorcycle on Route 156 at L Road just west of Hecker. The Monroe County Sheriff’s…
Read MorePole barn near Hecker destroyed by fire
The Hecker, Red Bud and New Athens fire departments responded shortly before 6:50 p.m. Wednesday to a fully engulfed large pole barn fire at 5177 Beck Road east of Hecker.…
Read MoreFriday crash southeast of Hecker
Emergency personnel responded shortly after 10 a.m. Friday to a vehicle crash in the area of Beck Road at LL Road southeast of Hecker. Police said a truck driven by…
Read MoreGrohmann brothers | Farmers of the Week
The Republic-Times Farmers of the Week are the Grohmann brothers of Cedar Ridge Farms, Inc. south of Hecker. Their father started the farm in 1954 and bought two sows in…
Read MoreBoat breaks down on Kaskaskia River
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department and other agencies assisted conservation police shortly after 1:05 p.m. Sunday in attempting to locate and retrieve an occupied broken-down boat on the Kaskaskia River…
Read MoreInjury crash south of Hecker
Emergency personnel responded to a two-vehicle crash with injuries and road blockage in the rain on Route 159 near LL Road south of Hecker about 8:15 p.m. Friday. The Monroe…
Read MoreHead-on crash south of Hecker
Emergency personnel responded shortly after 10:45 p.m. Friday to a two-vehicle head-on crash on Route 159 just north of LL Road south of Hecker with injuries and road blockage. Survival…
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