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Schools Hoping Covid Numbers Improve So Varsity High School Games Can Begin

By Monroe County Independent | February 4, 2021

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Vehicles arrive at the fairgrounds in Waterloo in preparation of receiving a covid vaccination. The Monroe County Health Department has been receiving from the state approximately 400 doses each week. With the limited supply, the county has focused on getting vaccines into the arms of those 75 and older.

Covid Death Toll Hits 80, But Vaccines Are (Slowly) Arriving

By Monroe County Independent | February 4, 2021

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Bonfires and candles lit the night sky Christmas Eve at the top of the Maeystown Hill. With the temperature below freezing, folks found creative means to keep warm for the St. John UCC of Maeystown Christmas Eve service.

Maeystown Churchgoers Share Warmth Of Christmas

By Monroe County Independent | January 3, 2021

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Metro East Moves To Tier 2 Mitigations Indoor Seating Still Not Allowed At Bars And Restaurants

By Monroe County Independent | February 4, 2021

New cases of covid-19 along with the positivity rate in Illinois and in the Metro East (Region 4) have subsided a bit in recent weeks....

Cedarhurst Residents Getting Covid-19 Vaccine This Week

By Monroe County Independent | February 4, 2021

by Joe Leicht Residents of Cedarhurst Senior Living in Monroe County and their families have expressed concern about when they might get innoculated against the...

County Building Inspector Chris Voelker, left, presents a proposed, revised version of the county's wind-power ordinance to the county board at its Dec. 21 meeting.

County Officials Content New Ordinance Addresses Concerns Over Future Wind Power

By Monroe County Independent | February 4, 2021

by Joe Leicht Developer Joe Koppeis’ plan to install 600-foot-tall wind turbines along the Monroe County bluff will likely not soon see the light of...

Columbia Public Schools Will Soon Return To Campus

By Monroe County Independent | February 4, 2021

by Joe Leicht Despite a late appeal by high school teachers, the Columbia School District Board of Education voted unanimously to go "all in" and...

Monroe County Emergency Management Agency’s Ryan Weber and Kevin Scheibe, right, worked at the fairgrounds earlier this week to help coordinate the continued vaccination of healthcare workers. So far the county has been issued 300 covid-19 vaccines for healthcare workers on the front lines of the pandemic. The county hopes to soon receive additional doses to begin Phase 1B - the vaccination of those 65 and older.

Wagner: Two Choices – Get Vaccine Or Get Covid-19

By Monroe County Independent | January 14, 2021

by Joe Leicht Monroe County Health Director John Wagner sent a seemingly mixed message on covid-19 when he reported to the county board on Jan....

Governor Extends Face Mask Mandate

By Monroe County Independent | January 13, 2021

Through a Jan. 4 executive order, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker extended the state’s face mask wearing mandate through June 3 (150 days). It requires citizens...

Monroe County Ambulance Service EMT Jessica Cutright, right, receives her first dose of the coronavirus vaccine on Jan. 11 at the fairgrounds in Waterloo. The local health department has now distributed 300 vaccines to area health care personnel.

Vaccines Begin At Nursing Homes As Deaths And Hospitalizations Increase

By Monroe County Independent | January 13, 2021

New positive cases of covid-19, along with hospitalizations and deaths, continue to roll in during the pandemic. But there is a light at the end...

Bob Myers receives the first dose of Covid vaccine. Vaccine distribution took place at the Monroe County Fairgrounds.

Illinois Continues To Tweak Its Vaccination Allocation List – Those 65+ Added To Phase 1b Rollout

By Monroe County Independent | January 13, 2021

County health departments throughout the state are patiently waiting for the next shipments of the coronavirus vaccines. The national rollout has been slowed a bit...

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Prairie du Rocher Fire Department Assists With Fults Fire

By Monroe County Independent | February 4, 2021

Prairie du Rocher Captain Tyler Barbeau helped put out a shed fire in rural Fults....

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Prairie du Rocher Fire Department Pays It Forward to Clifton City, Mo.

By Monroe County Independent | February 4, 2021

After 41 years serving the community, the Prairie du Rocher Fire Department has donated its...

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Bright Moon Illuminates Esker Home

By Monroe County Independent | February 8, 2021

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