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Monday fire call in Waterloo
The Waterloo Fire Department responded shortly before 3:45 p.m. Monday to a home in the 100 block of Bell Street for the report of a hoverboard that had been on…
Sunday morning fire call
The Waterloo Fire Department responded shortly before 3:50 a.m. Sunday to a burning smell inside a residence in the 6600 block of Route 3 just south of town. A white…
Friday afternoon crash near YMCA
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department, Columbia Fire Department and Monroe County EMS responded for a report of a one-vehicle crash on southbound Route 3 just north of the Monroe County…
Friday crash near Columbia police station
Emergency personnel responded shortly after 11 a.m. Friday to a vehicle crash outside of the Columbia police station in the 1000 block of North Main Street. There did not appear…
Monday injury crash in Columbia
Columbia police, fire department and EMS personnel responded about 7:20 a.m. Monday to a two-vehicle crash on Old Route 3 at Lakeshore Drive. The vehicles involved were a 2018 Chevrolet…
I-255 repairs in Dupo
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced the right lane of northbound I-255 at Route 3 and the ramp from southbound Route 3 to northbound I-255 in Dupo will be closed…
Coffee Girl comes home
Downtown Waterloo was abuzz Thursday as the community welcomed a particularly high-profile business with The Coffee Girl, a cafe created by hometown popular country artist Alexandra Kay. With hundreds of…
Summer freeze on an Alaskan sea
Just in time for the sweltering summer heat here in Monroe County, a local veteran will soon set out on his third trip to the Arctic Circle, marking another journey…
A car show for Charles
A local boy and his family have been dealing with a tragic cancer diagnosis and grueling treatment for the better part of a year now, and a local organization –…
Tax bills explained
Tax bills for 2024 payable in 2025 should arrive in local mailboxes by next week at the latest, according to Monroe County Treasurer Kevin Koenigstein. As of press time, the…