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Fire destroys house in Hecker

Fire destroys house in Hecker

Pictured is the scene of a Tuesday morning house fire in Hecker.

The Hecker and Red Bud fire departments responded about 6 a.m. Tuesday to a structure fire at 130 W. Monroe Street next to the Hecker Post Office.

The house was fully engulfed upon arrival. Firefighters worked the scene until about 1 p.m.

The fire was called in by a neighbor. The owner of the home, Chris Egner, was the lone occupant and was able to escape the fire without injury. The house is a complete loss. Egner’s two dogs were also resc ... Read more

NTSB: Plane made sputtering sound, upside down before crash

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — A plane that crashed last month in Winston-Salem, killing two people from Illinois, made a sputtering sound and was upside down shortly before hitting the ground, according to a preliminary report published Friday by the ... Read more

Meet The MBA Class Of 2024: Sarah (Pluff) Barwinski, Texas C

Sarah (Pluff) Barwinski

“An introvert who cares deeply about others and enjoys a good laugh above all else.”

Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri (Waterloo, Illinois)

Fun Fact About Yourself: I can recite the alpha ... Read more

Hecker, Illinois Residents Spot Possible Mountain Lion

Well, on Saturday Nov. 9, 5 On Your Side's own social discovery manager Jeanie Smith caught what looked like a big cat on video.

"Oh my God, there's a mountain lion in Hecker!" Smith proclaimed in the video.

Shortly after th ... Read more

First National Bank of Waterloo - Acquisition

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First National Bank of Waterloo

Rick R. Parks

President and CEO

228 South Main Street

PO Box 507 Waterloo, IL 62298 (618) 939-6194 ext. 1112 rparks@fnbwaterloo.bank

First National Bank of Waterloo Completes Acquisition of The Village Bank

WATERLOO, IL -- First National Bank of Waterloo is pleased to announce that its parent company, First Waterloo Bancshares, Inc., Waterloo, Illinois, has acquired ... Read more

The Blessed Bee Co. offers a variety of local honeys and all

Curt Poling avoided bees his entire life after getting attacked at age 4. Then, in 2018, all of that changed when he had the divine inspiration to start keeping bees. His passion for beekeeping led him to an apiary on the Big Island in Hawaii, where ... Read more

Hecker turning 125

The Village of Hecker is preparing for its 125th anniversary in 2020. Monroe County Bicentennial co-chairman Mike Kovarik was at Hecker Village Hall last Tuesday to present a check for $1,500 toward this effort. Pictured, from left, are Arnold Eckart ... Read more

Off-duty Missouri police officer killed in car crash

An off-duty Missouri police officer has been killed in a head-on Illinois crash that also killed a passenger in the vehicle that collided with the officer's car.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that James Ellis had just gotten off wo ... Read more

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Mayor Pauly believes that all elected officials are servant leaders for the community they represent. As electeds, it is most important that we connect with our community, work to understand the values, goals and priorities of this special community, and reflect that in all the work that we do.