Monday crash in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded about 4:05 p.m. Monday to a two-vehicle crash on Route 3 southbound at Admiral Weinel Boulevard near Walgreens in Columbia.
The...
10-digit dialing coming soon
Harrisonville Telephone Company said this week that beginning April 24, all customers in the 618 area code should start dialing the area code plus telephone...
Theft at Columbia Walgreens
Columbia police are on the lookout for a dark-colored SUV with temporary tags and a busted right side headlight area after a man stole...
Brush fire near Bluff Road
The Valmeyer Fire Department was called out around 12:15 p.m. Wednesday to Ziebold Road near Bluff Road for a controlled burn that had begun...
Ebersohl chosen interim mayor of Columbia
In a brief meeting Wednesday night, Columbia Ward III Alderman Gene Ebersohl was chosen to be the city's interim mayor until a new mayor...
Waterloo talks Moore Street, golf carts, gas
The Waterloo City Council last Monday night approved the appropriation of nearly $1 million toward a street resurfacing project that could take place later...
COVID death count at 100 in Monroe County
Monroe County reached a grim milestone Thursday when it recorded its 100th death from the novel coronavirus.
Monroe County Health Department Administrator John Wagner...
Pandemic affects Monroe County housing market
No industry has been able to escape the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and that includes real estate.
In the case of those who build,...
Former queens take over pageant
The 1995 and 2009 Monroe County Fair Queens are teaming up as co-directors of the pageant following longtime director Yvonne Fehrenz’s retirement.
“The fair is...
Valmeyer to upgrade streets
The Valmeyer Village Board unanimously voted to start the process of upgrading the town’s streets at its meeting last Tuesday.
The move comes after engineering...
Dupo man in 4-vehicle I-64 crash
A Dupo man was involved in a four-vehicle crash that resulted in serious injuries shortly before noon Tuesday on Interstate 64 in St. Clair...
Police capture fugitive in rural Waterloo
The St. Clair County Sheriff's Department was called to the 4500 block of Orlet Road in rural Waterloo around 6:20 a.m. Tuesday morning to...