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Tuesday crash near Burksville

Monroe County Sheriff’s Department, Monroe County EMS and the Waterloo Fire Department responded to a call at approximately 4:40 p.m. Tuesday for a vehicle in a ditch in rural Monroe…

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A Rose-y winter palace in Columbia

The Rose House in Columbia is known as a local winter wonderland, with families driving and walking by every night to get a glimpse of the family’s decadent display.  With…

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New county chairman, election precincts

Prior to adopting the county budget for the upcoming fiscal year during a special meeting on Friday, Dennis Knobloch was elected new chairman of the Monroe County Board.  β€œI’m very…

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160 years for sex predator

(WARNING: This article includes mentions and descriptions of sexual assault, specifically childhood sexual abuse. Please use caution when deciding to read, as the content may be troubling to some readers.)Β …

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Styrofoam recycling comes to Monroe County

Between Black Friday sales and large gifts, families find themselves left with a lot of packaging – particularly large sheets of styrofoam used to protect fragile merchandise.  Until being introduced…

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Vaccinations urged as COVID cases climb

Monroe County Health Department Administrator John Wagner put it simply when he said local COVID numbers β€œare not good.”  Last week, Monroe County broke the 100 active cases threshold, with…

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Monday crash on Route 3 in Columbia

Emergency personnel responded at about 9:30 a.m. Monday to a two-car crash on Route 3 at North Main Street in Columbia. The vehicles involved were a gray car and a…

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Two-vehicle crash on Route 3 in Columbia

Columbia fire, police and EMS responded about 5 p.m. Sunday to a two-vehicle crash with injuries at Route 3 and North Main Street. Police said a white 2019 Ford Transit…

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Saturday injury crash near Dupo

A man was seriously injured in a vehicle crash that occurred about 1:30 p.m. Saturday on Stolle Road at Triple Lakes Road near Dupo. The St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department…

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Retail thefts at Rural King in Waterloo

Local police are on the lookout for a black Chrysler 300 car with Missouri dealer plates and occupied by a White female and two White males who were involved in…

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