Monday crash near Valmeyer

Emergency personnel responded to a vehicle crash shortly after 6:30 p.m. Monday in the area of Bluff Road north of Limestone Lane near Valmeyer. The driver of the vehicle told…

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Rollover crash near Valmeyer

Emergency personnel responded shortly after 11:30 p.m. Saturday to an apparent rollover crash in the area of Bluff Road at Ziebold Road near Valmeyer. A vehicle was found overturned in…

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Church bilker sentenced

A 46-year-old man formerly of Freeburg will serve probation for the theft of funds after promising work at a local church but failing to deliver. Daniel M. Hatter of Davenport,…

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More ARPA funds for local towns

Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity announced last week that more than 1,200 small cities, towns, and villages across Illinois will receive $371 million…

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Primary races decided

With virtually no contested races in the 2022 Illinois primary election for Democrats, Monroe County voters pulled Republican primary ballots at a more than four-to-one ratio. There were nearly 4,500…

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Here comes the heat

As the high school baseball season surpasses its midway point, local teams are finding their identity. Gibault (11-12) has won three of five recent games.  The Hawks battled hard against…

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