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Chimney fire on Columbia’s Main Street
The Columbia Fire Department responded to a chimney fire reported about 1:15 p.m. Saturday in the 300 block of North Main Street next to Dear Diva Desserts. Firefighters looked to…
Vehicle vs. bicyclist crash in North Dupo
The Prairie du Pont Fire Department responded shortly before 4 p.m. Friday at the request of Dupo police in responding to a crash involving a vehicle that struck a bicyclist…
Deceased man found in Columbia home
The Columbia Police Department and Monroe County EMS responded about 11 a.m. Thursday for the report of an unconscious, unresponsive man at a home in the 1000 block of Nevada…
Friday morning crash in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded about 8:40 a.m. Friday to a two-vehicle crash on Route 3 southbound at Veterans Parkway in Columbia. Southbound traffic was closed as a result of the crash.…
Wednesday night crash in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded about 7:30 p.m. Wednesday to a two-vehicle crash on Route 3 at South Main Street in Columbia. The vehicles involved were a silver 2007 Ford F150 driven…
String of crashes involving deer in Monroe County
The annual “don’t veer for deer” campaign by the Illinois Department of Transportation and Illinois Department of Natural Resources serves as a reminder of safe driving practices this time of…
Wednesday morning fire call at Eagleview Elementary
The Columbia Fire Department responded shortly after 7 a.m. Wednesday to the report of light smoke inside Eagleview Elementary School, 113 S. Rapp Avenue. Eagleview houses youngsters in pre-kindergarten through…
Dirt bike stolen in burglary near Fults
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a burglary earlier this week to a shed near Fults. Shortly after 2 p.m. Monday, deputies were dispatched to a residence in the…
New hiking trail opens Sunday
Clifftop announced that its Storment Hauss Nature Preserve hiking trail will open to the public this Sunday, Oct. 30. Clifftop acquired the 84-acre nature preserve at 3326 Reed Road in…
Columbia alderman resigns
City of Columbia Ward II Alderman Mark Roessler announced his resignation from office Thursday, effective immediately. “I was elected to the city council in 2009, and then re-elected three additional…