Monroe County Independent

Four Teens Injured As SUV Rolls Down Embankment

Waterloo and Millstadt firefighters and ambulance personnel worked together today to extricate four teenagers trapped in an overturned Ford Escape. The driver apparently lost control of the vehicle while driving on Waterloo Road, between Paderborn and Waterloo. The Escape came to rest on its roof next to a farm field after rolling down an embankment. The driver and three passengers were transported by ambulances with varying degrees of non-life-threatening injuries. Their names have not yet been released.

Summer Heat Advisory Declared
The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning effective through the end of this week. Heat relief centers open in Monroe County are the Columbia Convalescent Center in Columbia and Oak Hill, the new Monroe County Nursing Home, in Waterloo. Columbia Convalescent Center is located at 253 Bradington Drive, behind the Marketplace grocery store. Oak Hill is located at 623 Hamacher Street, next to Southwestern Illinois Center For Health.

With high temperatures throughout the region, the Monroe County Emergency Management Agency is advising the following heat relief tips:
* Make sure to check on the elderly, the incapacitated or those with breathing difficulties who do not have air conditioning in their residences, or who may not have it turned on.
* Those who work outside or spend time in the heat can decrease the effects of heat by:
1. Drinking plenty of liquids, but avoiding the consumption of caffeinated drinks and alcohol.
2. Never ignore the signs of overheating, including nausea and dizziness.
3. Take cool baths or showers.
4. Use cold compresses on the neck and wrists.
5. Wear loose fitting, light color clothing.
6. In homes without air conditioning, keep the shades drawn, blinds closed and leave the windows slightly open.
7. Spend more time in the basement, where it may be cooler.

The Mon-Clair Baseball League Tournament begins Wednesday evening.
The Monroe County division quarterfinal games will be played at the SPPS Field in Waterloo.
6:30 p.m.: Millstadt vs. Marissa
8:30 p.m.: Valmeyer vs. Waterloo

The St. Clair County division quarterfinal games will be played at Whitey Herzog Field in Belleville.
6:30 p.m.: Edwardsville vs. St. Louis Spikes
8:30 p.m.: Belleville vs. Fairview Heights

The semi-final games will be played Saturday at Twyla and Alois Luhr Field at old town Valmeyer’s Borsch Park.
10: 30 a.m.: St. Clair division
1:00 p.m.: Monroe County division

Game one of the best-of-three championship series will be played Saturday, at 3:30 p.m. Game two begins Sunday at 1 p.m. Game three, if needed, will be played at 3:30 p.m.

Food and beverages will be served by the Valmeyer Knights of Columbus during the Saturday and Sunday games in Valmeyer.

Stay tuned to The Independent’s e-newsletter for updates on the series.