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Oak Hill lease begins
While the operational takeover of Oak Hill will not be finalized until the beginning of December, the lease of the county-owned senior living and rehabilitation center to Accolade Healthcare began…
Read MoreOak Hill lease began Wednesday
While the operational takeover of Oak Hill will not be finalized until the beginning of December, the lease of the county-owned senior living and rehabilitation center to Accolade Healthcare began…
Read MoreMixed news on levee
While one door to address potential “devastation” in the Bottoms appears to be closing, another may be opening. Monroe County Emergency Management Agency Director Kevin Scheibe on Monday updated county…
Read MoreOak Hill financial woes continue
With an agreement to lease Oak Hill to Accolade Healthcare still pending, Monroe County remains responsible for overseeing business operations at the county-owned senior living and rehabilitation center in Waterloo. …
Read MoreHeated meeting over Oak Hill’s future
A busload of Oak Hill residents, dozens of current and former employees, an overflowing, standing room only crowd and over two hours of public comment were not enough to prevent…
Read MoreOak Hill loses a star
County residents eager to speak during the much anticipated special meeting of the Monroe County Board were forced to wait a few more weeks as Monday night’s meeting was postponed.…
Read MoreCounty gets connector clarification
Despite the recent news coverage of a proposed “Southwest Connector” from Waterloo to Murphysboro, Monroe County Engineer Aaron Metzger explained the concept is “nothing new” during the Aug. 4 meeting…
Read MoreOak Hill, taxes and levees… oh my!
Monroe County officials did not wait long to install a new administrator at Oak Hill in Waterloo following the abrupt resignation of the acting director of the county-owned senior living…
Read MoreOak Hill director exits among other county biz
Less than a week after a scathing report from auditor James Schmersahl regarding accounting incompetence at Oak Hill, the facility’s director is no longer employed with the county-owned senior living…
Read More‘Significant changes’ needed at Oak Hill
While the audit of Monroe County finances resulted in a “clean” opinion, serious concerns were raised about the accounting practices at Oak Hill, the county-owned senior living and rehabilitation center…
Read MoreCounty property tax dates set
Friday marks the official beginning of summer, but mid-June has recently been the time when property assessments were released. This year, however, with assessments released in February, Monroe County Treasurer…
Read MoreMental health a topic for county board
What appeared to be a light agenda for Monday’s Monroe County Board meeting led to a quite a bit of discussion about two topics in particular. First up were Dr.…
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