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Today's News - July
16, 2008
Deputy
Rescues Man From Car Submerged In Pond Monroe County Sheriff’s Deputy Bob Dickerson came to the rescue of a man who was trapped inside of his vehicle lying upside down in a Wartburg pond following a July 14 accident. Zachary Altman of Dupo is recovering at St. Louis University Hospital from injuries sustained in the accident. He was underwater for a several minutes, but was pulled to safety by Dickerson. Monroe County Ambulance personnel were able to get Altman breathing and treated him with first aid until an Arch helicopter landed nearby. He was flown to St. Louis University’s emergency department. According to the police report, Altman, 24, was driving a Lexus southbound on Maeystown Road After passing JJ Road at 1:30 a.m., he lost control of the vehicle and it slid down an embankment. The car rolled into a pond next to Dale Poetker’s home and landed on its roof. Deputy Dickerson was in a squad car in the area and was at the scene within moments. He ran down the hill and waded in waist-deep water to the car. Dickerson was able to open the driver’s side door and pull Altman out. At that point, Waterloo firefighter Andrew Glessner arrived and assisted in pulling Altman safely to shore. Although he was under water for a couple minutes, Altman began to cough and show signs of life. Steve Wheat of Wheat's Towing then hooked the back of the car to a tow truck and quickly pulled it out, but there were no other individuals inside. Altman was ticketed for operating an uninsured vehicle and is being investigated for a possible charge of driving under the influence of alcohol.
Dupo Muster
Pits Local Firemen In Heated Competition
Waterloo
Senior Legion Rallies For Victory Waterloo fought back from an 11-1 deficit last night to defeat the St. Louis Bruins 15-14 in game one of a double-header at their home field. Waterloo lost the second game 10-2. “We had plenty of energy in the first game, but wore ourselves out for the second,” said Waterloo Senior Legion Manager Rich Fisher. Waterloo wraps up the regular season this week with home games Wednesday, 8 p.m., against Marissa, and Thursday, 7:30 p.m., against Belleville. They wrap up the season Friday, 7:30 p.m., at Granite City. The play-offs start Monday.
The Mon-Clair / Clinton County All-Star baseball game is this evening at GCS Ballpark in Sauget. First pitch is at 7 p.m. The Mon-Clair team has won 10 of the last 11 games. Local players on the Mon-Clair team are: Waterloo Millers - Corey Blackwell, Brandon Musso, Chris Otten, Jake Frierdich, Travis Dawson and Brian Fuess; Valmeyer Lakers - Scott Sittell; Columbia - Alex Kollack; and Millstadt - Dustin Ladyman, Tony Allen and Matt Kerperien.
CSB Names New CEO: Keith Francis has been appointed to serve as the president and chief executive officer of Commercial State Bank of Waterloo. Francis previously served as chief credit officer for Reliance Bank in St. Louis.
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