Posts Tagged ‘monroe county’
R-T wins state awards
The Republic-Times, covering Monroe County and surrounding areas since 1890, was announced last week as the winner of several first place awards in its division from the Illinois Press Association…
Read MoreTexas shooting prompts school safety discussion
Local school and law enforcement officials have raised safety concerns following a mass shooting on May 24 that resulted in 19 young students and two teachers killed and 17 others…
Read MoreBarn fire near Hecker
The Hecker, Red Bud and Waterloo fire departments responded about 8:45 p.m. Thursday to a barn fire due to a lightning strike at 6658 Goeddeltown Road just west of Hecker.…
Read MoreSevere storm rolls through Monroe County
A severe thunderstorm warning was issued shortly before 5 p.m. Thursday, and high winds caused damaged in several locations in and around Monroe County shortly thereafter. Damage reports began coming…
Read MoreFriday crash west of Waterloo
Emergency personnel responded shortly before 3:15 p.m. Friday to a vehicle crash in the area of 3558 State Route 156 west of Waterloo. Initial reports are that the vehicle drove…
Read MoreEarthquake felt in Monroe County
The United States Geological Survey reported a minor earthquake just west of the northern tip of Monroe County in St. Louis County early Friday evening. A 2.8-magnitude earthquake was recorded…
Read MoreSUV stolen from Waterloo, other vehicles entered
A new SUV was stolen and multiple other vehicles were entered early Wednesday morning in Waterloo, after which the suspects fled north at a high rate of speed and escaped…
Read MoreCounty sued over Oak Hill firing
Susan Nordhaus, former director of nursing at Oak Hill, the county-owned senior living facility in Waterloo, has filed suit against Monroe County after the county board voted to terminate her…
Read MoreHighway memorializes fallen trooper
The legacy of late Illinois State Police Trooper Nicholas J. Hopkins has been permanently etched into his hometown of Waterloo since his death in 2019, as now is evidenced by…
Read MoreTruck crashes into creek near Fountain
Emergency personnel responded shortly after 6:15 p.m. Saturday to a vehicle crash in the area of Levee Road at Miles Road near Fountain. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department said that…
Read MoreReckless driving on Bluff Road
Police were alerted to three or four BMWs with Missouri plates on Bluff Road southbound near Fountain Road in Monroe County shortly after 7:20 p.m. Sunday that were traveling at…
Read MoreI-255 pavement repairs next week
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that I-255 between Route 157 in St. Clair County to Route 3 in Monroe County will be intermittently restricted to two lanes beginning this…
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