Longtime librarian closes book on career
“A library isn’t one person. What makes a library great is all the people involved.”
Farmers report average wheat harvest
Throughout Monroe County, it has been difficult to miss the scurrying work of farmers in giant machines...
Schools plan for fall return
With every region of the state currently in Phase 4 of the state’s reopening plan, one of the most pressing questions on...
Online auction to replace fair’s market
Before last year’s Monroe County Fair, Jacey Baum of Fults was preparing to show cattle like she...
Millstadt veteran honored for service
James Eckert, a Korean War veteran, was supposed to go on an Honor Flight to Washington, D.C....
Boat rescue on Mississippi River
Local fire departments were dispatched to the area of Outlet Road west of Maeystown shortly after 3:30...
Charges filed in police chase
Dustin SchlemmerMaudarie Forbes
The Monroe County Sheriff's Department and Columbia and Dupo police attempted to stop a vehicle on...
Death investigation in Columbia
Columbia police and EMS personnel responded shortly after 9 a.m. Sunday to the report of a deceased 29-year-old male found by a...
Two-vehicle crash south of Columbia
Emergency personnel responded about 1:45 p.m. Monday to a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of EE Road at Gilmore Lake Road south...
Field fire south of Waterloo
The Waterloo Fire Department responded shortly after 4:35 p.m. Friday to a large field fire reported in...
More COVID cases in Monroe County; new death reported
Monroe County saw more people contract the coronavirus in recent days, bringing the overall county total to 126 cases since the pandemic...
Prison sentence in fatal Columbia crash
A Missouri man was sentenced to prison this week in connection with a September 2018 crash in...