Posts Tagged ‘randolph county’
Two-vehicle crash south of Red Bud
Emergency personnel responded shortly after 5 p.m. Wednesday to a crash on Route 3 at Wagner Lane south of Red Bud in Randolph County. According to the accident report, a…
Read MoreWaterloo woman dies in crash near Red Bud
A Waterloo woman is being remembered for possessing strong family values following a Sunday night crash near Red Bud that claimed her life and injured her husband and children. The…
Read MoreOnly minor flooding issues in Monroe County as river crests
Local levees continue to hold strong throughout Monroe County and south into Prairie du Rocher as the Mississippi River has crested following a surge due to the staggering amount of…
Read MoreSoggy holiday weekend leads to flooding concerns
Following a soggy Christmas weekend, even more rainfall in the St. Louis region on Monday resulted in several inches received over a four-day span, causing concern for flood-prone lands and…
Read MoreTwo die in separate weekend crashes
Two area residents died in separate vehicle crashes that occurred over the weekend. Shortly after 5 p.m. Saturday, a crash south of Chester involving two motorcycles claimed the life of…
Read MoreMonroe-Randolph Transit District: a people-moving experience
Many citizens of Monroe and Randolph counties have seen short white buses and vans scurrying about, but some may not be well acquainted with what they are and what they…
Read MoreMonroe County under heat advisory
The St. Louis National Weather Service office has issued a heat advisory for Monroe County and Randolph County effective until 7 p.m. Sunday night. An excessive heat warning has been…
Read MoreColumbia man dies in Randolph County crash
A Columbia man died in a single-vehicle crash early Friday evening in Randolph County. According to the Illinois State Police, the crash occurred on Route 3 southbound just south of…
Read MoreChanges to deer hunting season
Illinois Department of Natural Resources Director Marc Miller announced changes last week to the 2014-15 deer hunting season, including the removal of 20 additional counties from the late-winter season and…
Read MoreMan dies after falling into grain bin near Red Bud
A man died late Monday morning after falling into a grain bin filled with corn on a farm east of Red Bud in Randolph County. Red Bud fire and emergency…
Read MoreRain leads to slight flooding issues in and around county
The tornado sirens sounded throughout Monroe County on Friday night, as storms barreled through the region. Fortunately, no tornado touchdowns were reported locally. Due to prolonged heavy rainfall Friday night…
Read MoreMan charged in fatal Randolph County house fire
Police have charged a man following a house fire that killed four children in the Randolph County town of Percy early Friday morning. The children ranged in ages from 5…
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