Posts Tagged ‘monroe county’
R-T All-Local Soccer Team
With a third straight state appearance for Gibault this past fall, a Monroe County school has advanced to the state soccer tournament each of the past six seasons. Columbia won…
Read MoreWaterloo man guilty of child porn
A Waterloo man has entered a guilty plea in federal court on a child pornography charge, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois Steven D. Weinhoeft announced Monday. Mark A.…
Read MoreLafore negotiates guilty pleas for murder, meth dealing
What was scheduled as a Friday bond hearing turned into a negotiated guilty plea for a Waterloo man accused in a fatal January stabbing near Red Bud. “To some degree,…
Read MoreCounty OKs budget; seats new officials
In its last official action of the current fiscal year, the Monroe County Board of Commissioners approved the 2019 budget Friday. The $17.6 million budget represents an increase of about…
Read MoreThe long wait for tax bills is over
After several months of delays, the property tax bills for Monroe County are in the mail. They should arrive in mailboxes later this week, though they were delayed once more…
Read MoreMore charges for Lafore
A Waterloo man charged earlier this year in Randolph County in connection with the stabbing death of a man near Red Bud is in more hot water following his arrest…
Read MoreBoys hoops season set to tip off
The high school basketball season begins next week with local teams participating in Thanksgiving holiday tournaments. Gibault, Valmeyer and Dupo are all playing at the annual Turkey Tip-off at Metro-East…
Read MoreWaterloo singer to star in Netflix series
Lexi Krekorian, the Waterloo singer who goes by the artist name Alexandra Kay, used to work with a man named Scotty in St. Louis. He moved to Los Angeles, playing…
Read MoreGirls hoops season set to begin
The high school girls basketball season gets underway next week with the annual Columbia Tip-Off Classic at Columbia High School and Cat Classic at Dupo High School. The Columbia tournament…
Read MoreRepublicans continue hold on Monroe County government
Republicans maintained their strong presence in Monroe County on Tuesday night, as Jonathan McLean won the race against Democrat Jason Jones Sr. for Monroe County Clerk. With 60 percent voter…
Read MoreHawks edge Eagles in soccer sectional final thriller
The Monroe County soccer showdown between Gibault and Columbia for the sectional title went as advertised Saturday on the turf at Belleville West, with a goal in the final minutes…
Read MoreEagles, Hawks to meet in sectional final
In another shining moment for Monroe County soccer, the Columbia Eagles and Gibault Hawks each won their Class 2A sectional semifinal matchups Tuesday night at Triad, setting up a rivalry…
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