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Charges filed in shooting

Crime scene tape and several sirens could be seen last Tuesday night outside of RMC Cinemas in Waterloo, with police confirming an altercation took place in the parking lot at…

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No objections to candidate filings

Although concerns were raised about the validity of candidate petition filings for Monroe County commissioner ahead of the March 17 primary election, Monday’s deadline to file an objection came and…

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A comeback for St. Leo’s 

Sitting on top of the bluff in rural Randolph County, St. Leo’s Church overlooks the Mississippi River Bottoms.  The original church was built in 1893.  It was rebuilt in 1925…

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Real Estate Transactions | Oct. 27-31, 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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Rollover crash northeast of Waterloo

Emergency personnel responded shortly after 4:30 p.m. Tuesday to a vehicle rollover crash on Gilmore Lake Road just north of Country Club Lane northeast of Waterloo just inside the Monroe…

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Structure fire in rural Dupo

The Dupo, Millstadt, Columbia, Waterloo and Prairie du Pont fire departments responded along with Columbia EMS to a report of thick, black smoke in the 2200 block of Levin Crest…

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Charges filed in shooting outside Waterloo cinema

Crime scene tape and several sirens could be seen Tuesday night outside of RMC Cinemas in Waterloo, with police confirming an altercation took place in the parking lot at 113…

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Lepp looks back on WWII

This coming Tuesday, neighboring towns will join thousands of other communities across the United States in celebrating the individuals who have fought this country’s battles throughout its history. Monroe County…

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Candidates file for primary election

The filing period for Democrats and Republicans closed Monday for those running in the primary election set for March 17, 2026. Locally, the only contested primary race as it stands…

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Locals named in fraud filing

Two Columbia families are named in a lawsuit filed last week in St. Clair County Court which alleges collusion in an attempt to hide the assets of a now-defunct corporation.…

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