Posts Tagged ‘st. clair county’
Garage fire near Hecker
Multiple fire departments responded to a fully involved detached garage fire near Hecker on Wednesday afternoon. The Hecker, Millstadt, New Athens, Smithton and Waterloo fire departments all responded about 3…
Read MoreMultiple brush fires on Wednesday
Three fire departments in St. Clair County were busy putting out brush fires early Wednesday afternoon. Shortly after 1 p.m., the Dupo and Prairie du Pont fire departments responded to…
Read MoreLarge farm shed fire east of Dupo
More than 10 area fire departments, including Columbia, Dupo, Millstadt, Prairie du Pont and Camp Jackson, responded shortly before 4:15 a.m. Thursday to a large farm shed fire at 7950…
Read MoreWaterloo man dies in crash near Millstadt
A Waterloo man died in an early Monday afternoon crash on Route 158 near Millstadt. Emergency personnel responded shortly before 12:25 p.m. to the two-vehicle crash on Route 158 just…
Read MoreBody of man found along I-255 identified
The identity of a man whose body was discovered early Wednesday evening along I-255 near Dupo is now known. The circumstances of his death remain a mystery. Kyle “Fab” Thomas,…
Read MoreJudge returning to Monroe County
It’s official: the county’s resident circuit judge will return to the Monroe County Courthouse with the start of the new year, per 2022 judicial assignments. Judge Chris Hitzemann spent the…
Read MoreSaturday injury crash near Dupo
A man was seriously injured in a vehicle crash that occurred about 1:30 p.m. Saturday on Stolle Road at Triple Lakes Road near Dupo. The St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department…
Read MoreJudicial circuit changes coming
Area residents will see changes to their court system, the impacts of which and their time lines not immediately clear. A recent amendment to a state bill passed that will…
Read MoreLost hikers located safely
Columbia Fire Department and Columbia EMS personnel assisted other emergency personnel in responding shortly after 3 p.m. Saturday to a report of three adult males lost on a trail at…
Read MoreInjury crash north of Millstadt
Emergency personnel responded about 9 p.m. Wednesday to a crash involving a vehicle striking a tree with injuries in the 3300 block of Zingg Road near Mueller Road north of…
Read MoreVaccine clinics scheduled, but demand in question
The Monroe County Health Department will host two vaccination clinics in the next week. The first is set for Thursday from 2 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Monroe County…
Read MoreVacant house fire near Millstadt
Multiple fire departments battled a blaze at a vacant farmhouse in the area of Floraville Road and the 4000 block of Douglas Road near Millstadt early Tuesday afternoon. The fire…
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