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Local bear sightings

Sightings of a young black bear in Waterloo were reported Sunday evening. These sightings were reported at Waterloo Country Club and then again in the 300 block of Druscilla Lane.…

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Vaping chat, Snowball success for coalition

The Monroe County Coalition for Drug-Free Communities has recently seen some strong progress, hosting the first of several planned community forum events and earning recognition for an Operation Snowball program…

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$800K stolen from Columbia biz

An entry of appearance was filed May 14 in Monroe County Circuit Court on behalf of Abdulrasaq Abdulbaki, 41, of Avon, Ind., in connection with a charge of felony theft…

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Wicked storms wreck Randolph County

At left, a Red Bud resident submitted a photo of large hail nearly the size of a golf ball that fell during a severe thunderstorm on Friday afternoon. While this…

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Monroe County road projects set to start

The Monroe County Highway Department announced three upcoming road projects beginning next week.  The replacement of a culvert on Baum Road at the bypass just north of the Maeystown fire…

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SWIC-Red Bud expansion to break ground

Southwestern Illinois College recently announced the expansion of career technology education programming to its Red Bud campus and construction of a new 7,800 square foot facility.  Construction will officially begin…

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Real Estate Transactions | May 5-9, 2025

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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Vehicle flees police in Columbia

Police are investigating after a vehicle sped away from an officer in Columbia and fled into Missouri early Monday morning. Columbia police said that at about 12:50 a.m., an officer…

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Monday crash in Columbia

Emergency personnel responded about 7:25 a.m. Monday to a two-vehicle crash on Route 3 southbound at North Main Street/Sand Bank Road in Columbia. No injuries were reported in the incident,…

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Sunday crash in Waterloo

Emergency personnel responded about 11:30 a.m. Sunday to a two-vehicle crash in the 800 block of Floraville Road near Grand Prairie Drive in Waterloo. Responding agencies included the Waterloo Fire…

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