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Sunday crash near Columbia
Emergency personnel responded shortly after 10:20 a.m. Sunday to a vehicle crash in the 9600 block of D Road near Steppig Road southwest of Columbia. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department…
Read MoreCounty sued over Oak Hill death
The daughter of a deceased former resident at Oak Hill in Waterloo is suing Monroe County, which owns the long-term facility, for negligence in connection with her mother’s death. Cynthia…
Read MoreVehicle gets stuck on railroad track south of Valmeyer
Emergency personnel responded to the area of Bluff Road near KK Road in Monroe County shortly after 8 p.m. Thursday for a vehicle that was stuck on the railroad tracks.…
Read MoreCOVID death count at 100 in Monroe County
Monroe County reached a grim milestone Thursday when it recorded its 100th death from the novel coronavirus. Monroe County Health Department Administrator John Wagner reported two deaths Thursday. One of…
Read MoreBulldogs win Battle of Waterloo; Hawks blast Valmeyer
A pair of rivalry contests highlighted the weekend of high school boys basketball action in Monroe County. On Friday night, Waterloo traveled across town to Gibault and came away with…
Read MoreLawsuit filed in fatal train, tractor crash
The family of a young Waterloo farmer who died when he was struck by a train while driving a tractor near Fults in June 2019 filed a wrongful death lawsuit…
Read MoreNew deaths reported as COVID cases keep falling
The death toll from the novel coronavirus is now at 93 in Monroe County after two more deaths were reported Sunday. The details of those deaths were not immediately available.…
Read MoreVirus cases continue to slow
Monroe County recently crossed a milestone in cases, as there have now been 4,052 COVID-19 cases here since the pandemic began. There was just one new case Monday, three new…
Read MoreR-T absorbs Independent
The Monroe County Independent announced Wednesday that it has been sold and turned over to the Republic-Times, ceasing publication after 20 years. “I am leaving the local news coverage in very good hands,”…
Read MoreVaccine inequity examined
Monroe County residents who want to get vaccinated to protect themselves from the novel coronavirus should not expect to get the shot here in the near future. That is because…
Read MoreMonroe County adds COVID deaths; positive vaccine news
Monroe County’s death toll from the novel coronavirus is now at 88 after the death of a man in his 90s who was not associated with a long-term care facility…
Read MoreBulldogs nearly pull off upset; Eagles, Pirates win again
The Scott Spinner era for Waterloo High School boys basketball got underway Friday with a 55-54 loss at Althoff. The score was even for much of the game, with the…
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