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New exotic pet store open in Columbia
A new aquatics store has opened in Columbia, specializing in care for less-than-typical house pets. YGD Aquatics opened its doors on July 6. The owners, Nate and Kelly Reinhold, hope…
Local COVID levels low
Recent information from the Illinois Department of Public Health using data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicates Monroe County has a low level of COVID-19 in the…
Former senior site to be revived
A new business will soon occupy the property at 228 Mueller Lane in Waterloo – although it will not be the one that was a topic of much discussion last…
Rollover crash west of Waterloo
Emergency personnel responded to a single vehicle rollover crash shortly after 7:10 p.m. Sunday in the 3100 block of Route 156 west of Waterloo near Foster Pond. Both occupants of…
Sunday evening fire call in Columbia
The Columbia Fire Department responded shortly before 6:45 p.m. Sunday to a report of a fire inside a work room at 700 Briar Lake Place. The fire was believed out…
Thursday crash south of Waterloo
Police, fire department and EMS personnel responded at about 3:40 p.m. Thursday to a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Route 3 and Kaskaskia Road south of Waterloo. The Monroe…
Motorcycle crash in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded shortly after 3:05 p.m. Thursday to a motorcycle crash with injury on the Route 158 ramp to Millstadt from southbound Route 3 in Columbia. An ARCH Air…
Wednesday crash in Columbia
Columbia police, fire department and EMS personnel responded shortly before noon Wednesday to Palmer Road near the entrance to Palmier Cemetery after a pickup truck traveling the wrong way crashed…
Anxieties about state bail reform persist
A substantial piece of criminal justice reform legislation set to take effect Jan. 1, 2023 continues to raise concerns from law enforcement officials in the state. One of the bigger…
No saving seats at the fair
The Monroe County Fair Board posted last week on Facebook that effective immediately, there will be “no saving or reserving of seats for any Monroe County Fair events prior to…