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Valentine Auto Body changes hands
After over 40 years owning and operating Valentine Auto Body, Ken Valentine has retired, entrusting the business to close friend and fellow auto expert Rodney Cissell. The story of Valentine…
Educator shortage hits home
From teachers forgoing prep periods to fill in for absent coworkers to substitutes being moved from one school to another 15 minutes before the day starts, the most recent COVID…
New Prairie du Pont fire chief speaks
The first Prairie du Pont Fire Protection District meeting since the department’s former chief was ousted shed some light on why the change was made. It also allowed acting chief…
Gun accident near Waterloo
Monroe County EMS joined the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department in responding at about 2:45 p.m. Sunday to the 5700 block of Deer Hill Road after a man sustained an accidental…
Chimney fire near Waterloo
The Waterloo Fire Department and Monroe County EMS responded shortly before 2:30 p.m. Sunday to a chimney fire reported in the 5800 block of Martini Road. No injuries were reported,…
Saturday crash on Route 158 ramp in Columbia
No injuries were reported following a single-vehicle crash on the ramp from Route 158 onto southbound Route 3 in Columbia on Saturday. The crash occurred shortly before 3:15 p.m. Columbia…
Child porn, sex abuse charges for rural Waterloo man
A rural Waterloo man was charged this week with several felony counts related to incidents involving a woman when she was underage. Charged in this case is Gene R. Schmidt…
Road rage incident in Columbia
Police are investigating a road rage incident that took place about 3 p.m. Thursday in Columbia. Two male drivers were traveling south on Route 3 from I-255, police said, when…
Deadly week for COVID in Monroe County
On the heels of three such deaths reported Wednesday, the Monroe County Health Department reported three more COVID deaths Friday. Monroe County’s overall COVID death toll now sits at 117.…
New Oak Hill director chosen
2022 will be a year of change in the area if the trend at Tuesday’s meeting of the Monroe County Board of Commissioners continues. One change within the next couple…