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Vote Counting Machines Pass Inspection
The Monroe County Clerk’s office continues to prepare for the Nov. 3 General Election. Because of the pandemic, this will mean more mail-in and absentee...
Outbreak At Red Bud Nursing Home
Senior citizens are the most vulnerable population during the covid pandemic. Each and every long-term care facility is doing all they can to prevent the...
Clerk Reports Big Early Turnout With Two Weeks To Election
The Monroe County Clerk’s office has been a busy place this fall. Jonathan McLean and his crew has been meeting the challenge of the heavy...
Region 4 Returns To Phase 4
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) have released Restore Illinois’s Region 4 from their additional covid mitigation restrictions which...
Congressman Bost Tests Positive For Covid
U.S. Rep. Mike Bost (R-Murphysboro) tested positive for covid-19 in Oct. 8. He made the news public Friday morning, Oct. 9. “Despite taking my temperature...
Oak Hill Resident Dies From Covid
A resident of Oak Hill who had recently tested positive for covid-19 died Saturday morning at Red Bud Regional Hospital. Catherine Kutterer, 88, lived in...
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23 Percent Voters Have Already Cast Their Votes
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