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I-255 road work continues in St. Clair County
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced Thursday that lane restrictions will be encountered, weather permitting, on northbound I-255 from mile marker 16 near Route 15 to mile marker 17.6 in…
Read MoreI-255 lane closures next week in St. Clair County
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced Friday that lane restrictions will be encountered next week, weather permitting, on southbound I-255 from mile marker 17.6 north of Route 15 to mile…
Read MoreI-255 bridge deck repairs next week
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that lane restrictions will be encountered next week, weather permitting, on northbound I-255 from mile marker 16 north of Mousette Lane to mile marker…
Read MoreI-255 repairs in Monroe County
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced Friday that pavement repairs on eastbound Interstate 255 from the Route 3 exit in Columbia to the Dupo exit will require lane closures starting…
Read MoreLightning strike causes large house fire
A lightning strike resulted in a large house fire about 10:30 a.m. Thursday in the 3300 block of Trout Camp Road west of Waterloo. A passerby called 911 to report…
Read MoreColumbia moves on from the storm
Even as cleanup continues from a June 30 storm that created havoc throughout town, the Columbia City Council moved forward during a busy meeting Monday night. Mayor Bob Hill began…
Read MoreBoil order lifted in Hecker
The Village of Hecker posted that effective Saturday morning, July 15, a boil order was in effect for the entire village water system. The boil order was lifted early Sunday…
Read MoreSunday house fire in Columbia
Multiple fire departments responded about 6:30 p.m. Sunday to a structure fire at 551 Wernings Drive off Rueck Road in Columbia. Heavy smoke was seen coming from the residence upon…
Read MoreColumbia still cleaning up after storm
An army of 300 linemen from the region descended on Columbia early Sunday morning to attack a lingering power outage throughout much of the city due to a fierce Friday…
Read MoreConserve water order lifted in Monroe County
The Fountain Water District on Monday morning announced that its conserve water order issued to customers May 30 has been lifted. “Fountain Water District would like to thank our customers…
Read MoreOSHA violations at Waterloo subdivision project
A Breese contractor who ignored a Waterloo city official’s repeated verbal and written instructions to use trench cave-in protection faces penalties after federal workplace safety inspectors found the employer failed…
Read MoreSplash pad stagnant, for now
Following news that the Waterloo Park District would have another year to put the project together, a reassessment of the splash pad at William Zimmer Park off Rogers Street has…
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