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Field fire south of Waterloo
The Waterloo Fire Department responded shortly after 3:45 p.m. Saturday to a report of a field fire in the 4700 block of Kern Road south of Waterloo near Tipton.
ICS provides details on Thursday church incident
Immaculate Conception School officials provided clarity to a situation involving a few students during an all-school service in the church on Thursday. “Every Thursday, all ICS students in grades K-8…
Schools differ on mandate
The Columbia school district is citing the Health Care Right of Conscience Act as a means to keep personnel who do not submit to the state’s vaccine and testing mandate…
Waterloo man sentenced for fraud
A Waterloo man was sentenced to prison on Thursday on a federal fraud charge. Timothy P. Mayer, 42, of Waterloo, was ordered to serve 18 months in federal prison for…
Man in custody after crash, search in Columbia
A Millstadt man was apprehended after evading police for nearly 24 hours following a Tuesday night crash in Columbia. Emergency personnel responded about 9:10 p.m. Tuesday to a rollover crash…
Mask madness at school board meeting
Similar to its last meeting, COVID matters largely took center stage at Monday’s Waterloo School Board meeting. But this time, the police were called. After addressing the board stating his…
Oak Hill director resigns
After weeks of closed sessions on personnel matters dealing with the county-owned senior living facility, the Monroe County Board said Thursday morning it has accepted the resignation of Oak Hill…
Black SUV flees police in Columbia
Police are on the lookout for a black GMC Acadia with no license plates that sped away from a traffic stop attempt in Columbia at about 2 p.m. Wednesday. The…
Oak Hill director situation in limbo
A familiar face is back as administrator of the county-owned senior living facility while the status of her successor is unclear. Following a nearly two-hour closed session to discuss personnel,…
CHS Homecoming to be on Main Street
There’ll be dancing in the streets in October as a result of the Columbia City Council approving a special use permit for Columbia High School to hold its homecoming dance…