Posts Tagged ‘Monroe County Public Safety Director Kevin Scheibe’
Ridin’ the storm out
Monroe County wasn’t spared by a major winter storm over the weekend that blanketed much of the country in snow, though in the aftermath it appears locals have come out…
Read MoreFlu season brewing
Sniffles and coughs have begun to boom in the wake of the holiday season, with local reports suggesting Monroe County is largely avoiding a wave of respiratory illness that is…
Read MoreMonroe County hears 911 update
With a continually growing population locally, Monroe County Public Safety Director Kevin Scheibe explained plans for future expansion of emergency dispatch capabilities during Monday’s meeting of the Monroe County Board.…
Read MoreCounty addresses addressed
At the beginning of the year, over 4,000 addresses in Monroe County will need some form of modification. Some changes will be as simple as affixing reflective numbers on a…
Read MoreCounty talks disaster relief, prevention
The Monroe County Board had an agenda full of updates Monday morning, and the most potentially impactful in the near future for residents may have been the briefest. Monroe County…
Read MoreCounty added to state disaster declaration
Monroe County and 13 other counties were included in an expanded state disaster proclamation due to severe weather in Illinois that occurred June 29 through July 2, Gov. JB Pritzker…
Read MoreColumbia clobbered by storm
It was a Fourth of July holiday weekend to forget in Columbia. Unfortunately, the memories will remain. A massive storm barreled through the region shortly after 7 p.m. Friday, delivering…
Read MoreBurn ban issued for Monroe County
The Monroe County Emergency Management Agency issued a burn ban effectively immediately until further notice due to continued extremely dry conditions. Monroe County EMA Director Kevin Scheibe said this ban…
Read MoreNew pagers for fire departments
It’s all systems go for local fire departments since a new set of pagers have been activated. Monroe County Public Safety Director Kevin Scheibe during Monday’s meeting of the Monroe…
Read MoreCounty talks FY23 budget
After department-level hearings last month, a special meeting Nov. 7 and a regular meeting Monday morning, the Monroe County Board of Commissioners is nearly ready to approve the county budget…
Read MoreGenerators across the county
The Monroe County Emergency Management Agency has been pushing to install generators in community centers around the county for the sake of disaster preparedness. Monroe County Public Safety Director Kevin…
Read MoreNew Oak Hill director chosen
2022 will be a year of change in the area if the trend at Tuesday’s meeting of the Monroe County Board of Commissioners continues. One change within the next couple…
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