Rollover crash near Hecker

Emergency personnel responded shortly before 9:30 p.m. Thursday to a single vehicle rollover crash in the 6100 block of M Road near Wiegand Road southeast of Hecker. There were no…

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Saturday car crash in Hecker

The Hecker Fire Department and Millstadt EMS responded just after 4:30 p.m. Saturday for a report of a one-vehicle accident at the intersection of Route 156 and Route 159. Initial…

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Friday crash south of Hecker

The Hecker Fire Department responded about 4:30 p.m. Friday along with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department and Monroe County EMS to a two-vehicle crash on Route 159 at Guebert Drive…

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Structure fire in New Athens

The Hecker and Freeburg fire departments assisted the New Athens Fire Department with structure fire reported about 2:30 a.m. Saturday in the 8000 block of Peacock Site Road near New…

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Water, water everywhere

Emergency responders were thrust into action Tuesday following a deluge of rain that resulted in several reports of flash flooding throughout Monroe County and surrounding areas. Fortunately no injuries were…

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Fire call east of Waterloo

Three local departments responded shortly before 10:45 p.m. Wednesday to a vehicle on fire inside a garage attached to a residence east of Waterloo. The incident occurred in the 6700…

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