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Crazy holiday biz buzz
The most wonderful time of the year is posing some unique challenges for business owners as they enter into the second pandemic holiday season. Business owners small and large are…
Trash truck overturns in Monroe County
Fortunately, no injuries were reported after a Reliable Sanitation garbage truck overturned off the roadway at 6424 Old Orchard Lane west of Waterloo on Tuesday morning. The incident occurred about…
Trench collapse rescue in Dupo
Emergency personnel from several area agencies responded late Monday morning to a trench collapse with a worker trapped at the Union Pacific railyard in the area of Adams Road at…
Rollover crash west of Waterloo
Emergency personnel responded shortly before 12:55 p.m. Saturday to a rollover crash in the area of 3583 State Route 156 west of Waterloo. Monroe County EMS responded and the Monroe…
Suspect sought following police pursuit from Missouri into Columbia, Dupo
A suspect remains at large following the theft of an ATV in Arnold, Mo., that resulted in a police pursuit into Columbia and Dupo early Saturday morning. At about 2…
COVID caution this Thanksgiving
Monroe County Health Department Administrator John Wagner reported 78 active COVID cases locally and one hospitalization on Wednesday. Late last week and early this week, the number of active cases…
Fire damages Waterloo golf course clubhouse
The Waterloo, Columbia and Hecker fire departments responded shortly after 3:30 a.m. Saturday to a fire at the clubhouse of Mystic Oak Golf Course, 643 Ridge Road off Hamacher Street…
Wednesday crash near Waterloo City Hall
Emergency personnel responded to a two-vehicle crash in the area of South Main Street and West Fourth Street near Waterloo City Hall. Initial reports indicated that one person involved in…
Columbia School Board talks taxes and more
This month’s Columbia School Board meeting prompted a handful of discussion topics, with potential district growth and Illinois Association of School Board resolutions taking up the majority of the meeting. …
ICS girls introduced to engineering
Engineering has long been a male-dominated profession, and the most recent census data shows females comprised only 27 percent of those in STEM careers even though they made up nearly…