Thursday crash in Hecker

The Hecker Fire Department, Monroe County Sheriff’s Department and Monroe County EMS responded to a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Monroe and Main streets (Routes 156 and 159) in…

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Saturday crash west of Waterloo

Emergency personnel responded shortly after 9:30 a.m. Saturday to a single-vehicle crash on Route 156 at Old Baum Church Road west of Waterloo. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department said that…

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Friday rollover on Kaskaskia Road

The Maeystown Fire Department and Monroe County Sheriff’s Department responded along with Monroe County EMS just before 8 a.m. Friday to a single-vehicle rollover crash on Kaskaskia Road just south…

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Monroe County OKs budget

The “double-edged sword” of increased tax revenues, which Monroe County Treasurer Kevin Koenigstein pointed out in March during his first quarterly budget review of Fiscal Year 2022, has found its…

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