Posts Tagged ‘monroe county’
COVID death at Oak Hill; new cases at Integrity
Monroe County Health Department Administrator John Wagner confirmed Sunday that a resident of Oak Hill Senior Living & Rehabilitation in Waterloo has died of coronavirus, which is the second COVID-related…
Read MoreEarly voting now underway
Early voting for the Nov. 3 general election began Thursday in the office of Monroe County Clerk Jonathan McLean at the Monroe County Courthouse in Waterloo. Early voting is available…
Read MoreBicyclist struck by vehicle on Bluff Road
Emergency personnel responded shortly after 9:50 a.m. Saturday for a crash involving a pickup truck and bicyclist on Bluff Road at Harres Lane south of Columbia. The male bicyclist, identified…
Read MoreSuspect charged after vehicle break-ins south of Columbia
A 21-year-old Columbia man was charged following multiple vehicle break-ins early Wednesday morning in the Hawthorne Estates subdivision off Bluff Road south of Columbia. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department said…
Read MoreMailboxes damaged in southern Monroe County
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department is investigating several reports of mailbox damage in the southern portion of the county that occurred late Monday night into Tuesday morning. At about 7:15…
Read MoreNo new mitigations for region
The metro east will not face any additional mitigations to slow the spread of coronavirus in the region, according to St. Clair County Board Chairman Mark Kern. “The state shared…
Read MoreColumbia schools reopening to students
The Columbia School District Board of Education unanimously voted at a special meeting Monday night to resume in-person learning beginning Sept. 28. The board approved a plan, specifics of which…
Read MoreMonroe County records another COVID death
Monroe County Health Department Administrator John Wagner reported Tuesday that another Monroe County resident has died from COVID-19, bringing the Illinois Department of Public Health’s tally for the county to…
Read MoreCrash at I-255 split in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded shortly before 10:20 a.m. Monday to a vehicle crash with injuries on northbound Route 3 at the I-255 northbound split in Columbia. A white Chevrolet Silverado driven…
Read MoreIndoor dining and drinking to close in metro east
The Illinois Department of Public Health announced Tuesday that all indoor service at bars and restaurants in the metro east will be prohibited effective Wednesday. That is the only new…
Read MoreNew internet provider coming to Monroe County
Residents may have noticed workers laying new fiber optic lines throughout Monroe County in recent months. The Republic-Times confirmed with Clearwave Communications, an internet service provider based in Harrisburg, that…
Read MoreThursday evening crash in Waterloo
A two-car crash occurred about 7:15 p.m. on Route 3 at GG Road in Waterloo. Police said a 2000 Lincoln sedan driven by Louis Schuchardt, 80, of Waterloo, turned left…
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