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Heat drives corn maturation, causing concern
By DANIEL GRANT FarmWeek After an unseasonably cool start to the grain fill period, a blast of hot air the final week of August kicked the crop maturation process into…
Water line cut near Valmeyer
The Fountain Water District said a contractor working on Route 156 west of Waterloo struck its water line on Monday, resulting in 21 of its customers being without water. Repairs…
Vehicle strikes power pole near Maeystown
A vehicle crashed into a utility pole early Sunday morning near Maeystown, resulting in lines down and a temporary power outage for nearby residences. The Maeystown Fire Department responded about…
I-255 crash near JB Bridge injures 3
Emergency personnel responded shortly before 2 a.m. Sunday to a two-vehicle crash on I-255 eastbound just east of the Jefferson Barracks Bridge in Monroe County. Both vehicles involved caught fire…
Vehicle rollover in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded about 4:50 p.m. Friday to an overturned pickup truck on the ramp to southbound Route 3 from westbound Route 158 in Columbia. Police said a 2007 Chevy…
Friday crash in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded to a vehicle crash at about 3:05 p.m. Friday on Route 3 near Valmeyer Road in Columbia. A utility line was downed in the crash, but responders…
I-255 repairs in St. Clair County
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that pavement repairs on southbound I-255 between Route 15 and Route 157 in St. Clair County will require lane closures over several weekends. Throughout…
Love for Crawford. Hope for Jacob
Columbia continues to grapple with the loss of Crawford Bryant, a Columbia High School sophomore who tragically died in a Sept. 1 car crash. As mourning for Crawford continues, the…
Stanley finally settling down
While most people are more than eager to retire as soon as they can, one Columbia attorney has been hard at work for the past 50 years and is only…
Water plant operations outsourced
A contentious committee meeting was followed by a unanimous vote from the Waterloo City Council last Tuesday to hire a contractor for operation of the soon-to-be-completed new $30 million water…