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Breaking News - March 28, 2007 Nagel Drops Out Of Mayoral Race  Waterloo Alderman and former mayoral candidate Jim Nagel, right, exits the old courtroom at the Monroe County Courthouse. Jim Nagel, a two-term Waterloo ward III alderman, announced last night at the Waterloo candidates’ forum that he was dropping out of the mayoral race. The announcement came as a surprise to the crowd that filled the old courtroom in the Monroe County Courthouse. “I think this is in the best interest of the city,” said Nagel. “We need a change of mayor and I think we’ll have a better chance if there’s a two-man race rather than a three-man race.” Nagel’s name will still appear on the ballot for the April 17 consolidated election. Mayor Terry Kipping and alderman Tom Smith, whose ward I seat expires this year, are the remaining mayoral candidates. Nagel will continue to serve as ward III alderman. Immediately after he made his statement, he put down the microphone, picked up his briefcase and walked out of the courtroom. Supporters of both Nagel and Smith applauded, many giving a standing ovation. “I enjoyed it. It means more votes,” Smith replied when asked by a member of the audience how he felt about Nagel’s announcement. “I hated it,” responded Kipping. Among the main topics of the mayoral candidates revolved around the positions of Waterloo police chief and city attorney, both of which are appointed by the mayor and subject to approval by the city council. Kipping said he would keep Police Chief Joe Brauer, who was hired at the beginning of Kipping’s first term to replace Paul Stokes, who eventually filed a lawsuit against the city for wrongful termination; a small monetary settlement was reached in the case. Kipping also said he’d keep City Attorney Tom LeChien. Smith said he would review both positions and make a decision only after being elected. Also answering questions at the forum were ward I aldermanic candidates Emmett Rusteberg and Steve Notheisen; ward II candidates Jim Hopkins, Jeffrey Vogt and Paul DeBourge; and city clerk candidates Debra Augustine and Barbara Pace. Ward I candidate Chad Ruehle did not attend. Unopposed aldermanic candidates Clyde Heller and Charles Metzger, and city treasurer Brad Papenberg did not participate; they are all incumbents.  The Waterloo Candidates Forum at the Monroe County Courthouse included, left to right, mayoral candidates Terry Kipping and Tom Smith; ward I alderman candidates Steve Notheisen and Emmett Rusteberg; ward II candidates Jim Hopkins, Jeffrey Vogt and Paul DeBourge; and city clerk candidates Debra Augustine and Barbara Pace. The Waterloo Fire Department responded last night at 11 p.m. to a truck on fire at Valentine’s Auto Body, off Route 156 west of Waterloo. The full-sized Chevy truck was about 35-feet away from the buildings. “There would have been extensive damage if the truck would have been inside the shop,” said Waterloo Assistant Fire Chief Jim Dietz. The truck was involved in a collision last week, which damaged the electrical fuse box. “Condensation likely built up in the fuse box and sparked the fire,” said Kenny Valentine.
Recent Obituaries Lucille Bielefeld nee Auer, 97, of Prairie du Rocher, died March 27. She was married to the late Wilfred Bielefeld, who died in 1983. Survivors include her children Robert (Mary Lou) Bielefeld, Marlene Rall, Carol (Roger) Hess and Janet Caruso; and brothers Robert (Margaret) Auer and Vernon Auer. She was a homemaker, co-owner of Bielefeld Garage and worked as a bookkeeper at the Prairie du Rocher Lumber Company. Visitation is Thursday, March 28, from 4 to 8 p.m., at Welge-Pechacek Funeral Home in Red Bud. The funeral will be Friday, March 29, at 10 a.m., at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Prairie du Rocher. Peggy Ann McElroy nee Siner, 73, of Dupo, died March 26, 2007, in St. Louis. Survivors include her children Debbie (Michael) Boyd of Huntsville, Ala., Faith Ann (Bruce) Feltmeyer of Dupo, and Tom (Paula Zeller) McElroy of Olive Branch, Miss.; grandchildren Erin Feltmeyer and Michelle Freeman; and two great-grandchildren. Visitation and a funeral service will be private. |
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