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Real Estate Transactions | Feb. 10-14

The location of real estate transactions with only the parcel number listed may be viewed be entering the number on the Monroe County GIS website ‘Parcel Viewer.’ All transactions may…

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Rush hour crashes in Columbia

Emergency personnel responded late Tuesday afternoon to multiple crashes in the area of I-255 and Route 3 in Columbia. The first crash involved three vehicles about 4:30 p.m. on Route…

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Man escapes trailer fire near Waterloo

A wood-burning stove is believed to have caused a devastating fire early Saturday morning to a single-wide trailer in the 2400 block of HH Road west of Waterloo. The Waterloo…

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Structure fire near Modoc

The Prairie du Rocher and Red Bud fire departments responded shortly after noon Thursday to a structure fire reported in the 6800 block of Maple Hollow Road off Bluff Road…

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Fallen officer returns home

Communities in Southern Illinois and Nevada have felt a tremendous loss with the death of Jason Roscow, a native of Prairie du Rocher who was a 17-year veteran of the…

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Persistence pays for AT&T tower

In what has been a startling development for some Columbia residents who live near Valmeyer Road, construction of a proposed cell phone tower which was denied by county officials five…

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Waterloo water makes waves

Lingering issues relating to Waterloo’s new water plant continue to flow amongst the community, with updates trickling out seemingly by the day. Regarding the recent suspension of two city employees,…

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Early voting starts Thursday

While the 2025 consolidated election is still over a month away, early voting begins later this week – though voters in Monroe County have only a few actual choices on…

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Animal rescue effort near Waterloo

A substantial animal rescue operation began early this week as roughly 30 dogs and cats were found at an unoccupied property in rural St. Clair County along Waterloo Road. Per…

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Waterloo pool buoying on ballot

While the ballot for the upcoming consolidated election has little room for choice among its races, Waterloo voters have a big decision to make regarding the possibility of a new…

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