Posts Tagged ‘hecker’
Felony arrest after eluding police near Hecker
A 33-year-old Belleville man was arrested for aggravated fleeing and eluding police, possession of a stolen firearm and possession of a firearm by a felon following an early morning incident…
Read MoreRollover crash south of Hecker
Emergency personnel responded shortly after 10:30 p.m. Tuesday to a vehicle rollover crash in the area of 5165 State Route 159 south of Hecker. The male driver was reported to…
Read MoreEchoes of patriotism christen grain bin
More than 467,000 people have viewed a video of The Bethel College Choir singing in an empty grain bin on YouTube. Among those viewers was a Gibault Catholic High School…
Read MoreHonoring those who paid the highest price
Those who have fallen while serving in the name of freedom were honored Monday at well-attended Memorial Day services throughout the county. Remarks by guest speakers and American Legion and…
Read MoreCrash on Route 156 near Hecker
Emergency personnel responded about 2:20 p.m. Thursday to a two-vehicle crash with injury in the area of 7447 State Route 156 just west of Hecker. The Hecker Fire Department, Monroe…
Read MoreTuesday morning crash near Hecker
The Hecker Fire Department assisted Illinois State Police and Millstadt EMS personnel in responding to a single vehicle crash on Route 159 at Route 156 near Nu-Deal Oil in rural…
Read MoreHecker woman comes to aid of elderly couple
A local woman jumped to the aid of two senior citizens whose car burst into flames early Tuesday evening at their home on LL Road near Red Bud. Bernice and…
Read MoreBlaze destroys rural Waterloo home
The Waterloo Fire Department received assistance from Red Bud and Hecker firefighters in battling a structure fire late Friday night south of Waterloo. The house fire at 5916 KK Road…
Read MoreTeen injured in crash near Hecker
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department is investigating an injury crash that occurred early Friday morning near Hecker. Shortly before 2:30 a.m., a woman called police to report that her 17-year-old…
Read More‘Idea Jam’ slated for Jan. 3
Hecker native Dr. Birton Cowden, University of Massachusettes director of new venture development, is returning to Monroe County for another session of sharing ideas about new business and economic development.…
Read MoreBurglaries reported in Hecker
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department is investigating two burglaries that occurred in the Hecker area over the past two months. Monroe County Sheriff Neal Rohlfing said his department has also received…
Read MoreGas leak reported at IDOT shed in Hecker
Monroe County Sheriff’s Department, Hecker Fire Department and Monroe County EMS responded at about noon Wednesday to the report of a gas leak at 8272 Nike Road near Hecker. The…
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