Posts Tagged ‘monroe county’
Severe weather strikes region
Severe weather moved through the area in two waves Tuesday evening into early Wednesday morning. Monroe County made it through the storms relatively unscathed. There was quarter-sized hail reported in…
Read MoreInjury crash on Kaskaskia Road
Emergency personnel responded shortly before 11 a.m. Monday to a vehicle crash with injury in the 3000 block of Kaskaskia Road south of MM Road near Fults. The driver was…
Read MoreFire destroys vacant rural Waterloo farm house
The Waterloo, Maeystown, Valmeyer and Columbia fire departments responded along with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department and Monroe County EMS to a fully engulfed farm house at 3731 Clover Dell…
Read MoreLarge shed fire in rural Columbia
The Columbia, Millstadt and Waterloo fire departments responded shortly after 2 a.m. Saturday to a fully engulfed pole shed fire at 1565 Centerville Road. Flames were shooting through the roof…
Read MoreIDOT drops Gateway Connector project
The Illinois Department of Transportation has issued a notice abolishing the proposed Gateway Connector as a protected corridor, it was learned this week. A publication of this notice will appear…
Read MoreRueter wins 700th game
Legendary Gibault Catholic High School boys basketball coach Dennis Rueter won the 700th game of his illustrious career in a 41-26 home victory over Mascoutah on Friday night. With a…
Read MoreHawks win hoops Battle of Waterloo, 61-53
The Gibault basketball team won its 10th straight game Tuesday night, toppling cross-town rival Waterloo in a hard-fought contest at WHS that moved legendary coach Dennis Rueter to the brink…
Read MoreInstagram post leads to firearms seizure
Possible charges are pending after police found several firearms inside a Waterloo residence that a convicted felon had access to in a case that began on Instagram. The Waterloo Police…
Read MoreLoud boom heard in Waterloo
A loud boom was heard and felt in Waterloo and surrounding areas about noon on Thursday, with no official word on a source. “I just heard/felt a sonic boom in…
Read MoreBoil order lifted for Columbia, Waterloo
A boil order issued Thursday morning in both Columbia and Waterloo due to a 24-inch water line break in St. Clair County has been lifted. Illinois American Water, which provides…
Read MoreDriver services facility moving in Waterloo
Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White officially announced Monday that the driver services facility in Waterloo will relocate from its current space at 511 Illinois Avenue to 1335 Jamie Lane…
Read MoreIce leads to power outages, but few other problems
While it made for spectacular winter scenery, an ice storm predicted for the region fortunately failed to rear its ugly head. An icy freeze out shut down most activities throughout…
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