Rodeo girls ready for state

Two locals are participating in the Illinois High School Rodeo State Finals taking place June 7-11 in Monticello.  Payton Weber, a sophomore from Waterloo, will compete in barrels, pole bending,…

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Eagles, Hawks soaring to Peoria

Monroe County will be represented by two teams at this weekend’s IHSA state high school baseball tournament in Peoria, as both Columbia and Gibault won supersectional titles Monday afternoon. In…

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Pappy says goodbye

A friendly face at the Hecker Fire Department stepped away earlier this month, marking the end of a career that’s spanned nearly six decades. Dale Papenberg has lived in Hecker…

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KRPD gets $4.3 million grant

Illinois recently awarded funds for 22 port, rail and highway projects across the state through the 2023 Illinois Competitive Freight Program, which is funded through the Infrastructure Investment Jobs Act,…

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Illinois passes budget

The Illinois House of Representatives passed a $50.6 billion state budget at the very end of its spring session, with the final vote coming in early Saturday morning. Lawmakers had…

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New CEO at Dieterich Bank

Jason D. Semple is the successor to outgoing Dieterich Bank Chief Executive Officer Chuck Deters, who recently retired after 15 years with the bank.  Semple was the bank’s chief financial…

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