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Columbia pays tribute to Eckert

The City of Columbia paid tribute to a former mayor and longtime alderman upon his passing last week at the age of 93. George W. Eckert died on Oct. 10.…

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Road work on I-255 in St. Clair County

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that lane restrictions will be encountered, weather permitting, on southbound I-255 from mile marker 17.6 north of Route 15 to mile marker 16 in St. Clair County. …

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Saturday crash in Hecker

A two-vehicle crash occurred early Saturday afternoon in Hecker. Emergency personnel responded shortly after 12:40 p.m. to the intersection of Main Street and Juanita Street after a 2019 Kia Soul…

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Thursday crash on I-255 near JB Bridge

Emergency personnel responded about 9:40 a.m. Thursday to a multi-vehicle crash on I-255 westbound just west of the Fish Lake Overpass near the Jefferson Barracks Bridge in Columbia. Assisting the…

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Rodeo champ battling back

A Red Bud cowgirl recently injured in a horse riding incident at college has been hospitalized for nearly a month. Still bedridden, facing additional complications and with a tremendous road…

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Schuchman leaves Schnucks

The manager of Waterloo Schnucks retired recently, marking the end of a decades-long career that saw him move from teenage bagger to overseeing the grocery store. Kent Schuchman grew up…

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Tax bills in the mail

Monroe County property tax rates for 2022 along with payment deadlines for those taxes payable in 2023 have been processed by the treasurer’s and county clerk’s office and should be…

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Walking the Way of St. James

A local retired nurse recently completed a nearly 500-mile hike across Spain, crossing an item off her bucket list and experiencing a journey that already seems to have had a…

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Another lawsuit in 2019 train crash 

A second lawsuit stemming from a fatal 2019 crash involving a train and tractor near Fults is being argued at the federal court level in East St. Louis.  The Madison-St.…

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Something brewing in Maeystown

Local pop-up coffee shop Living Millennially has been serving specialty oat milk lattes around Monroe County since late 2021 and now has a permanent location in Maeystown with the recently…

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