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Vehicle in pond northeast of Columbia
Emergency personnel responded about 8:30 p.m. Saturday to the report of a vehicle in a pond off Bluffside Road just south of Triple Lakes Road northeast of Columbia in rural…
Saturday night injury crash in Waterloo
Emergency personnel responded about 7:20 p.m. Saturday to a two-vehicle crash with injuries on Route 3 at North Market Street in Waterloo. Responding agencies included Waterloo police, the Waterloo Fire…
ID of body found along river still unknown
The remains of a body found along the bank of the Mississippi River in rural Monroe County this summer have still not been identified. Monroe County Coroner Bob Hill and…
Semi strikes pedestrian on I-255 north of Dupo
Emergency personnel responded shortly before 10:30 a.m. Friday to the report of a vehicle crash with a male subject struck in the roadway on I-255 southbound at milepost 11 north…
Friday rollover on Kaskaskia Road
The Maeystown Fire Department and Monroe County Sheriff’s Department responded along with Monroe County EMS just before 8 a.m. Friday to a single-vehicle rollover crash on Kaskaskia Road just south…
Monroe County OKs budget
The “double-edged sword” of increased tax revenues, which Monroe County Treasurer Kevin Koenigstein pointed out in March during his first quarterly budget review of Fiscal Year 2022, has found its…
Waterloo Santa Float rides Dec. 14-23
The Santa Float will again make its way through Waterloo, bringing holiday cheer to all Dec. 14-23. A color-coded map is available at waterloo.il.us/our-community/santa-float that shows which areas are covered…
Columbia talks ‘home rule,’ passes levy
The Columbia City Council approved a tax levy and special use permit, discussed park rules and seated a new alderman, but a majority of the meeting was dedicated to the…
Waterloo honors good neighbor
The Waterloo City Council on Monday night celebrated a good neighbor and approved a handful of measures. Chuck Green, a longtime member of the Waterloo Sports Association, was presented a…
More support for Southwest Connector
The Four-County Highway Coalition continues to see progress as it pushes for the Southwest Illinois Connector, a project that’s been in the works since the 1950s. The proposed connector would…