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Columbia road work warming up

While a business district public hearing took up a majority of time during the March meeting of the Columbia City Council, there were other action and discussion items on the…

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Sweet 100th birthday for Berry

A former Monroe County resident recently turned 100. Bonnie (Steingrubey) Berry, now a resident of Godfrey, was born March 10, 1924, in St. Louis, the daughter of Harry and Thelma…

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Brush fire near St. Joe

The Waterloo and Red Bud fire departments responded about 4:50 p.m. Tuesday to a brush fire in the area of 5526 MM Road south of St. Joe in rural Monroe…

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Crash involving mail truck in Waterloo

Emergency personnel responded about 2:30 p.m. Monday to a crash involving a pickup truck and mail truck on Lakeview Drive at Stockel Lane next to Lakeview Park in Waterloo. The…

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Electrical fire in Waterloo

At about 2:35 a.m. Friday, the Waterloo Fire Department and City of Waterloo electrical workers responded to the area of Sonic and Huck’s on Route 3 at North Market Street…

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Vehicle fire west of Waterloo

The Waterloo Fire Department responded about noon Thursday to a vehicle fire that also damaged the exterior of a nearby residence in the 5700 block of Deer Hill Road near…

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Structure fire in Dupo

Four fire departments battled a late Thursday morning structure fire in Dupo. The Dupo, Cahokia, Prairie du Pont and Columbia fire departments responded at about 11 a.m. to a working…

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Thursday morning crash near Dupo

One person was injured and another is in custody following a two-vehicle crash that occurred early Thursday morning near Dupo. Police said the crash occurred about 1:15 a.m. in the…

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Truck vs. cow crash south of Columbia

Emergency personnel responded shortly before 9:45 p.m. Sunday to a crash involving a truck and a brown cow on Route 3 south of Gilmore Lake Road near Columbia. The Monroe…

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Domo arigato, Miss Roboto

A group of local Girl Scouts recently completed their first season of competitive robotics and are looking forward to further competitions down the line as they take early steps into…

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