Posts Tagged ‘illinois’
UTV fire near Red Bud
The Red Bud Fire Department and Monroe County Sheriff’s Department responded Saturday afternoon to a Polaris RZR recreational vehicle on fire in the 6500 block of LL Road east of…
Read MoreSchimpf not seeking new term
State Senator Paul Schimpf (R-Waterloo) announced Friday that he will not seek another term in office in 2020. Schimpf, 48, was elected state senator in 2016. “Although I am honored…
Read MoreFriess running again for state representative
David Friess announced Monday that he will once again run for state representative in the 116th district. The 51-year-old Republican from Red Bud ran against Jerry Costello II in the…
Read MoreIllinois unveils Cardinals license plates
Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White announced that a new St. Louis Cardinals permanent Illinois license plate will be coming soon and available for purchase after Labor Day. The license…
Read MoreFire, mud and steel: demo derby night in Monroe County
The Monroe County Fair Demo Derby got off to a blazing start Friday night and continued with some heavy hitting before limping to the finish. A capacity crowd witnessed a…
Read MoreNew I-255 exit gets $33M
The Illinois General Assembly passed a $45 billion capital plan earlier this year and some of that money will be coming to this area. Although the state is still determining…
Read MoreMemories of Boxtown
A local town that featured a school, grocery store, tavern, train depot, and dance hall (and three murders) now only exists in pictures. There is not even a road sign…
Read MoreConcern locally over cannabis legalization
Gov. JB Pritzker signed House Bill 1438 into law last Tuesday, making recreational marijuana legal in Illinois starting Jan. 1. “Legalizing adult-use cannabis brings an important and overdue change to…
Read MoreReitz replacing Costello
The vacant 116th district state representative seat most recently held by Jerry Costello II (D-Smithton) is now being occupied by another family name familiar to this area. Nathan Reitz, 42,…
Read MoreColumbia Legion honors WWII veterans
In recognition of the American Legion’s 100th anniversary as a national organization, Columbia American Legion Post 581 honored five local World War II veterans on Saturday for their service to…
Read MoreReckless homicide charge filed in fatal Columbia crash
A Missouri man was charged Wednesday with reckless homicide in connection with a September 2018 vehicle crash on Route 3 in Columbia that claimed the life of a local woman.…
Read MorePlane crash in Waterloo
The FAA and NTSB are investigating a small plane crash that occurred Tuesday afternoon in rural Waterloo. The plane, a 1976 Piper PA-32 Cherokee Lance flying from Alabama to Cahokia,…
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