Field fire near Ruma

The Prairie du Rocher, Red Bud and Maeystown fire departments responded shortly after 2:30 p.m. Thursday to a baler and wheat field on fire at the dead of Whitney Lane…

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Germans visit Maeystown

What began as an observation of tree dedication markers at a Mascoutah park in 2015 sparked a genealogical investigation which eventually led a group of German visitors to Monroe County.…

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More ARPA funds for local towns

Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity announced last week that more than 1,200 small cities, towns, and villages across Illinois will receive $371 million…

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Brush fire near Maeystown

The Maeystown Fire Department responded about 10:20 a.m. Monday to a brush fire in the area of Kaskaskia Road just south of St. Joe. Firefighters had the fire mostly extinguished…

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