Posts Tagged ‘hecker’
Route 156 road work near Hecker
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that lane restrictions will be encountered on eastbound and westbound Route 156 from Route 159 to Route 13 between Hecker and New Athens in…
Read MoreHecker man fishes from coast to coast
Once a year, Erwin Rettinghouse plans a fishing trip. The 79-year-old Hecker man gets his things together and goes just about anywhere to catch some fish. He’s been living in…
Read MoreMan arrested for meth following police chase
A Sparta man led authorities on a chase beginning at about 8 p.m. Tuesday along Route 156 between Hecker and Waterloo before being pulled over at Wayne’s One Stop on South Market…
Read MoreMan injured when tractor overturns near Hecker
Hecker Fire Department and Monroe County EMS personnel responded about 1:30 p.m. Wednesday to a report of a person trapped under a tractor in the area of 7000 Illinois Route…
Read MoreJudge increases Steinheimer’s bond following arrest
A Monroe County judge increased the bond amount for Crystal Steinheimer to $50,000 during a Thursday hearing she could not attend due to her recent hospitalization for an undisclosed medical…
Read MoreSacrifices Honored on Memorial Day
Memorial Day was observed across Monroe County and the nation on Monday. It is a day that honors those who have lost their lives in military service to our country,…
Read MoreTuesday barn fire near Hecker
The Hecker and Red Bud fire departments responded about 8 a.m. Tuesday to a barn fire on the farm of Brad and Brenda Chandler at 8745 Nike Road. Flames were…
Read MoreFatal crash on Route 159 south of Hecker
Two young Red Bud women are dead and two others injured following a head-on collision that occurred shortly after 10:30 p.m. Saturday on Route 159 just south of Sunset Lane…
Read MoreSheriff’s department makes cannabis find near Hecker
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department last week retrieved 13 illegal cannabis sativa plants that were discovered growing near a rural wooded area outside of Hecker. The pot plants were…
Read MorePetition process begins for April election
The first day to pick up petition packets to file as candidates for the April 7, 2015, municipal elections was Tuesday. The first date to file petitions is Dec. 15…
Read MorePolice: Self-inflicted shooting near Waterloo
Hecker Fire Department first responders and Millstadt EMS responded at about 2 p.m. Thursday along with the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department to a home in the 2500 area of…
Read MoreRollover crash east of Waterloo
Emergency personnel responded at about 11:20 p.m. Thursday to a report of a single vehicle rollover crash in the area of 6414 Edgewater Drive near Route 156 east of Waterloo.…
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