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Ridin’ the storms out
Severe Weather Preparedness Month may have just ended, but lessons on how and when to alert the public about Mother Nature’s wrath continue to be learned through each passing storm.…
CASA cares for kids
April is designated as National Child Abuse Prevention Month by the U.S. government and numerous organizations which work toward caring for and improving the lives of young people suffering neglect…
Circuit clerk’s office adapts
In the past four years, Monroe County Circuit Clerk Lisa Fallon and her deputy directors have faced several unique challenges: the COVID-19 pandemic, creation and implementation of a new judicial…
Columbia launches phone app
It was no April Fool’s joke when the Know Columbia app launched on April 1. The app is designed to easily connect Columbia residents with their municipal government. The app…
Waterloo ups its trash rate
The Waterloo City Council on Monday night approved an increase in the monthly household charge for trash and recycling pickup and approved a handful of other measures. The new monthly…
Arson charge for Waterloo man
A Waterloo man has been charged with arson in connection with a fire set last month. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department said that shortly before 7:15 p.m. March 21, deputies…
Updates in Red Bud picnic lawsuit
There have been a couple of updates in the Randolph County Circuit Court case involving a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the daughter of a woman who was fatally struck…
Thursday night rollover near Renault
A teen was injured in a single vehicle rollover crash that occurred Thursday night near Renault. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department said that shortly after 11:30 p.m., a 2002 Chevy…
Motorcycle crash in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded shortly after 3:45 p.m. Saturday to a single motorcycle crash in the area of Southport Drive in Columbia. Initial reports indicated the driver of the motorcycle was…
Fatal crash involving pedestrian on I-255
The Illinois State Police said it is investigating a fatal pedestrian traffic crash early Saturday morning on I-255 near Grizzlies Ballpark. Police said the incident occurred shortly after 2:50 a.m.…