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Region 4 Returns To Phase 4

By Monroe County Independent | October 14, 2020

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Congressman Bost Tests Positive For Covid

By Monroe County Independent | October 9, 2020

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...

Catherine Kutterer, right, with her granddaughter Elizabeth.

Oak Hill Resident Dies From Covid

By Monroe County Independent | September 26, 2020

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...

Madison and Abigail McLean help their dad, County Clerk Jonathan McLean to transport mail in ballots to the Waterloo Post Office.

First Batch Of Ballot Are In The Mail

By Monroe County Independent | September 25, 2020

Monroe County Clerk Jonathan McLean reports that the mail-in ballot system is well underway for November’s general election. Registered voters who have requested to vote...

Columbia Man Arrested Following Car Break-Ins

By Monroe County Independent | September 23, 2020

Columbia’s Brian Meyer is behind bar at the Monroe County Jail after being charged with breaking into seven vehicles in rural Columbia. According to the...

Red Bud Man Dies In Helicopter Accident

By Monroe County Independent | September 21, 2020

Welda DeRousse Jr., 74, is the Red Bud man who died Saturday in the helicopter crash on the west end of Red Bud. It happened...

Columbia Public School Students Return To Class Sept. 28

By Monroe County Independent | September 17, 2020

by Joe Leicht At a Sept. 14 special meeting of the Columbia School Board, the board voted unanimously to bring most of the district's roughly...

County Officials Say Covid Restrictions Unfair To Restaurants Wagner: Only Masking, Occupancy Limits Enforceable

By Monroe County Independent | September 17, 2020

by Joe Leicht Monroe County Health Director John Wagner said that regional health officials agree restaurants are not significant venues where the virus is spread,...

Waterloo Schools To Resume In-Person Learning

By Monroe County Independent | September 15, 2020

A day after Columbia Public Schools announced their plans to return to in-class learning, students of Waterloo students learned that District 5 will follow suit....

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