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Monday morning crash in Columbia

Columbia police, fire department and EMS responded shortly after 9 a.m. Monday to a multi-vehicle crash at Route 3 and Valmeyer Road in Columbia. Traffic in the northbound lanes of…

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Truck stolen from Columbia golf course

Police are investigating after a pickup truck was stolen from Columbia Bridges Golf Course. A white 2005 Ford F250 that belonged to the golf course, located at 1655 Columbia Bridges…

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COVID vax clinics continue

Monroe County’s COVID figures have been remaining low.  As of Wednesday, the Monroe County Health Department reported 31 active cases, four hospitalizations and 105 deaths.  Monroe County Health Department Administrator…

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Public safety, tech talk in Columbia

Columbia emergency response personnel were presented with lifesaver awards at the beginning of Monday’s Columbia City Council meeting.  Fittingly, it was announced later in the meeting that requests for proposal…

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Hearing on mandate lawsuit vacated

With multiple pending court matters being introduced late last week, parents of students in Waterloo, Columbia, Valmeyer and Red Bud, along with over 140 other districts, must now wait longer…

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Meet Waterloo’s ‘miracle man’

After sustaining multiple serious injuries from falling off of a ladder, long-time Waterloo resident Richard Diggs has made nothing short of a miraculous recovery.  Diggs had a broken collarbone, at…

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Eckart provides young voice for Hecker

At only 18, Aaron Eckart is the youngest person to serve on the Hecker Village Board in its 125 years.  Yet, Eckart’s involvement in village happenings started long before he…

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SWIC defies enrollment trends

With enrollment plummeting among many sectors of higher education, Southwestern Illinois College is actually seeing a positive trend.  According to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, the COVID pandemic caused…

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Crash on Route 3 at Hanover Road injures 5

Monroe County EMS and Columbia EMS, the Waterloo and Columbia fire departments and the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department all responded shortly after 3:30 p.m. Monday to a two-vehicle crash with…

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