Posts Tagged ‘oak hill’
Levee, Oak Hill lingering topics for county
Monroe County Emergency Management Agency Director Kevin Scheibe offered a bit of good news about grant funding which could help address a scour hole currently threatening a section of levee…
Read MoreHeated meeting over Oak Hill’s future
A busload of Oak Hill residents, dozens of current and former employees, an overflowing, standing room only crowd and over two hours of public comment were not enough to prevent…
Read MoreCounty still ‘grasping hold’ of Oak Hill
Despite the expected approval of a lease agreement this coming Monday which will make Accolade Healthcare the primary stewards of Oak Hill for at least the next five years, Monroe…
Read MoreOak Hill loses a star
County residents eager to speak during the much anticipated special meeting of the Monroe County Board were forced to wait a few more weeks as Monday night’s meeting was postponed.…
Read MoreMonroe County to lease Oak Hill
Nearly 75 years after building the first county-owned nursing home in Illinois, Monroe County may soon be out of the senior living and rehabilitation business altogether. Commissioners are expected to…
Read MoreOak Hill, taxes and levees… oh my!
Monroe County officials did not wait long to install a new administrator at Oak Hill in Waterloo following the abrupt resignation of the acting director of the county-owned senior living…
Read MoreOak Hill director exits among other county biz
Less than a week after a scathing report from auditor James Schmersahl regarding accounting incompetence at Oak Hill, the facility’s director is no longer employed with the county-owned senior living…
Read More‘Significant changes’ needed at Oak Hill
While the audit of Monroe County finances resulted in a “clean” opinion, serious concerns were raised about the accounting practices at Oak Hill, the county-owned senior living and rehabilitation center…
Read MoreCounty hears project updates
With winter in the rearview mirror, Monroe County Engineer Aaron Metzger is eager to begin at least one project this year. During Monday’s meeting of the Monroe County Board, Metzger…
Read MoreCounty talks roads, Oak Hill
Road updates were among a hodgepodge of matters tackled by the Monroe County Board on March 17. Monroe County Engineer Aaron Metzger had several items approved which allow his department…
Read MoreTax cycles underway in county
As the property tax cycle for 2023 is set to wrap up at the end of this month, the same cycle for 2024 payable in 2025 is just getting started.…
Read MoreOak Hill paid in full
During Tuesday’s meeting of the Monroe County Board of Commissioners, the final payment for Oak Hill construction bonds was approved for the county-owned senior living and rehabilitation center in Waterloo.…
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