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Gas line rupture in Columbia
The Columbia Fire Department responded shortly after 12:05 p.m. Monday to a gas line ruptured by a fencing crew outside of a home in the 2600 block of Kory Drive…
Rollover crash south of Valmeyer
Emergency personnel responded shortly after 7 p.m. Sunday to a rollover crash on Walnut Road at Baer Road south of Valmeyer near Harrisonville. The vehicle was reported to have rolled…
Prison for man in underage sex sting
One of four men arrested late last year in a series of online sex predator stings will spend a short stint in prison – but not for allegedly attempting to…
Fight at Renault bar under investigation
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department said it is investigating an altercation involving multiple subjects early Sunday morning at Freeda’s Bar in Renault. One man was hospitalized for serious injuries sustained…
Old bakery site parked in purgatory
The Waterloo City Council was expected to vote on special use permit requests by the owners of the former Ahne’s Bakery property at 201 W. Mill Street during its meeting…
Porta Fest is kaputt
Lederhosen will gather dust, fixings for potato pancakes will go untouched and accordions will go sadly un-oompahed this year as the annual Porta Westfalica Festival in Waterloo was canceled for…
Columbia grounds residential solar
As the result of a rare tie vote during Monday night’s Columbia City Council meeting, Mayor Bob Hill cast the deciding tally to disallow ground-mounted solar power installation on residential…
Nurse is mid-flight hero
Airborne medical emergencies are fairly rare. Though they do happen in the real world, most folks imagining such an incident on a plane probably picture a scene out of a…
New top dog at Helping Strays
New leadership recently took over at Helping Strays as Anne Vincent stepped in as shelter director with ample experience when it comes to caring for neglected pets. Vincent has lived…
Millstadt EMS on primary ballot
A proposal to strengthen emergency medical services for Millstadt and surrounding communities is finally being brought before St. Clair County voters on the March 17 ballot after over a year…