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Slight uptick in COVID cases
Though still a far cry from spikes seen earlier this year, the rate of COVID-19 hospital admissions appears to be on the rise in Illinois according to the CDC’s COVID…
Valmeyer TIF district renewed
A tax increment financing district in the Village of Valmeyer will be in place for another 12 years beginning next month. The Valmeyer Village Board began the renewal process for…
Local land buy for Audubon Society
The Illinois Audubon Society announced the purchase of 44.5 acres in Monroe County to protect the groundwater recharge basin which drains into the Fogelpole Cave Nature Preserve off G Road…
Trio of Tuesday morning crashes
Emergency personnel were busy responding to a trio of Tuesday morning crashes in Monroe County. The first crash occurred about 7:25 a.m. in the 5200 block of Route 156 near…
Unlocked vehicles rummaged through in Columbia
Police are investigating multiple reports of burglaries to motor vehicles that occurred early Saturday morning off Rueck Road in Columbia. A total of four vehicles, all unlocked, were unlawfully entered…
4-car crash in Columbia Monday
The Columbia Police Department responded to a four-car crash Monday morning shortly after 8 a.m. on northbound Route 3 near the North Main Street intersection. According to the police report,…
UTV crash near Ames
Emergency personnel responded about 3:30 a.m. Sunday to the report of a side-by-side UTV that had rolled into a ditch and trapped its male driver underneath. The incident occurred in…
Friday night fire on D Road
Three local departments battled a Friday night blaze in rural Monroe County. Valmeyer, Waterloo and Columbia firefighters responded about 8:40 p.m. to a residence in the 6900 block of D…
Wednesday motorcycle crash in Waterloo
The Waterloo police and fire departments, Monroe County Sheriff’s Department and Monroe County EMS responded shortly after 5:45 p.m. Wednesday for a crash involving a motorcycle. The driver lost control…
Phone call leads to lockdown at 11 South
A phone call to SSM Health Medical Group office at 11 South in Columbia on Wednesday morning was brief cause for alarm. At about 9:40 a.m., a man from New…