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Masks, Temperature Mandated For County Employees

By Monroe County Independent | July 28, 2020

by Joe Leicht County employees who work at the courthouse in Waterloo now have to observe some of the same protocols that visitors and citizens transacting business at county offices have had to get accustomed to since the county “re-opened” from the coronavirus shutdown in May. At the county board’s July 20 meeting, the board……

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Covid Outbreak At Columbia Senior Care Facility

By Monroe County Independent | July 28, 2020

Covid Outbreak Amongst Integrity Employees 15 Employees Test Positive But No Residents So Far On Monday, Integrity Healthcare of Columbia reported 15 employees (including contracted...

Monroe County Health Department Director John Wagner, left, updates the Waterloo School Board on covid-19 information at a July 24 meeting.

Waterloo Board Backs Charron’s School Plan

By Monroe County Independent | July 24, 2020

As the fall semester begins in the Waterloo School District, students will be learning from home via an online service. There will be some in-person...

Monroe County Commissioners Vicki Koerber and Bob Elmore.

Tensions Unfold At County Meeting

By Monroe County Independent | July 20, 2020

America's socio-political divide was displayed at the Monroe County Board's July 6 meeting, as the first 15 minutes featured tense exchanges between elected officials and...

Monroe County Health Department Director John Wagner

July 4 Gatherings Likely Caused Covid Spike

By Monroe County Independent | July 17, 2020

Cases Spiked For 20-Somethings There has been a substantial increase in positives covid-19 cases over the past week, reports John Wagner, director of the Monroe...

Sheriff Tests Positive For Covid-19

By Monroe County Independent | July 17, 2020

Monroe County Sheriff Neal Rohlfing Monroe County Sheriff Neal Rohlfing has tested positive for covid-19. He began having symptoms last weekend...

Judge Dismisses Coleman’s Request For Retrial

By Monroe County Independent | July 16, 2020

In an online court proceeding on Thursday, July 16, Judge Stephen McGlynn turned down convicted murderer Chris Coleman’s petition for a retrial. Coleman had petitioned...

Father Roger Karban proudly wore a "Heretic... in good company" t-shirt to a Renault Catholic fish fry a few years ago.

Rebel Roger Passes: Father Karban Had Been Longtime Renault Priest

By Monroe County Independent | July 10, 2020

Father Roger Karban has passed. He had been battling health issues in the past couple years. Roger was a longtime priest at Our Lady of Good...

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Snakes Alive!

By Monroe County Independent | July 6, 2020

Rattlesnakes remind folks that new town Valmeyer was built on their long standing migratory path out of the bluffs. Rob Nowlan recently had to corral...

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