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Koppeis named Retailer of the Year

The Illinois Retail Merchants Association honored Groceries of Southern Illinois as the 2022 Illinois Retailer of the Year during the group’s 65th annual meeting Thursday at the Palmer House Hilton…

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Many factors yield mixed harvest

The fall harvest is underway for Monroe County farmers and with dry weather, input costs and an extremely low Mississippi River, results are mixed. Gateway FS Grain Division Manager Adam…

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Splash Pad treading water

With a deadline fast approaching, the Waterloo Park District reached out to the City of Waterloo to help secure funds for a planned splash pad at Zimmer Park. During a…

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Historic find south of Waterloo

The O’Fallon Cemetery Detectives are having a banner year. The group of volunteer historians recently made a fascinating – and record-setting – discovery just south of Waterloo. The detectives unearthed…

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Wheels keep turning on connector

A project to connect the St. Louis metro area with more of Southern Illinois dating back to the 1950s has recently received new attention. The Four-County Highway Coalition is a…

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‘Extensive damage’ at Rock City results in arrests

Four young men stand charged with felonies in connection with damage exceeding $100,000 in value caused at the Rock City cave business complex in Valmeyer. Valmeyer Police Chief Marty Seitz…

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Power lines downed in Columbia

The Columbia Fire Department responded about 9:30 a.m. Tuesday after a vehicle struck power lines at Gateway Storage, 300 Rueck Road. A line was reported to be on the roadway…

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ATV crash near Waterloo

Monroe County EMS responded shortly before 1 p.m. Monday to the report of an all-terrain vehicle crash at 8279 Gall Road north of Waterloo. The driver of the ATV, a…

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House fire in Foster Pond

Multiple departments responded about 6:30 a.m. Saturday to a house fire at 3036 State Route 156 across from Dreamland Palace German Restaurant in Foster Pond. Flames were seen shooting from…

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City may help fund Waterloo splash pad

The Waterloo Park District could receive $200,000 from the City of Waterloo to be put toward its planned splash pad at Zimmer Park following a finance committee meeting held Wednesday…

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