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‘Suspicious’ vehicle fire in Columbia

Emergency personnel responded shortly before 3:15 p.m. Saturday to a vehicle fire at Midwest Carpet & Duct Cleaning, 212 W. Locust Street, Columbia. The 911 caller told dispatch they believed…

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Rollover crash west of Waterloo

Emergency personnel responded about 11 p.m. Friday to a single vehicle rollover crash on Route 156 at Brian Lane west of Waterloo. The vehicle involved came to rest on its…

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Friday crash south of Waterloo

Emergency personnel responded shortly after 5:30 p.m. Friday to a two-vehicle crash with injuries on Route 3 between LL and KK roads south of Waterloo. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department…

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I-255 lane closures next week

 Weather permitting, the Illinois Department of Transportation announced that intermittent daytime lane closures will take place on I-255 from Route 3 in Dupo to Route 3 in Columbia beginning Tuesday, Oct.…

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Legal advice on wheels

Land of Lincoln Legal Aid has officially launched Mobile Justice Clinics – two offices on wheels that are traveling to all 65 counties in central and southern Illinois to provide…

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Centerville Road work in Columbia

Columbia is set to begin the second phase of reconstruction on Centerville Road this week.  The city will lay new pavement and install new curbs and gutters, storm and sanitary…

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Pipeline proposed in Monroe County

A natural gas pipeline stretching across the Mississippi River from southern Monroe County into Missouri was recently proposed, intended to help feed a major energy center operated by Ameren Missouri.…

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Oak Hill’s Last Stand?

With the lease of Oak Hill senior living and rehabilitation center property to Accolade Healthcare becoming official Oct. 1, those opposed to the pending transfer of operations made their voices…

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Rock City stir sparks speculation

The implications of recent work at the Rock City Admiral Parkway Development business complex in Old Valmeyer has a number of nearby residents concerned.  As previously reported, a large Kiewit…

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Anthem of hope

A writer currently residing in Portland, Maine, recently published his first novel, a book about fighting for one’s home inspired by his travels around the world, the story’s titular Hash…

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