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Friday morning crash in Columbia

Columbia police, fire and EMS personnel were called about 9:20 a.m. Friday to the scene of a multi-vehicle crash on Route 3 at North Main Street in Columbia. Police said…

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Friday lane closure on I-255 near Cahokia

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced a right lane closure on northbound I-255 south of Route 157 near Cahokia on Friday, Dec. 10, from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., weather…

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Car drives into church fence

The Waterloo Fire Department responded shortly before 7:45 a.m. Wednesday to Ss. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in the 200 block of West Mill Street in Waterloo after a car…

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Soaring with Santa

Recently, a local fifth grader got a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity thanks to Santa Claus and the National Museum of Transportation in St. Louis County. Annabel Landis, a 10-year-old who attends Gardner…

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Columbia talks subdivision, levies taxes

The plan has changed, but the discussion is the same regarding a proposed subdivision in the northern part of Columbia. During Monday’s Columbia City Council meeting, public input on a…

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Judge returning to Monroe County

It’s official: the county’s resident circuit judge will return to the Monroe County Courthouse with the start of the new year, per 2022 judicial assignments. Judge Chris Hitzemann spent the…

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Tuesday crash near Burksville

Monroe County Sheriff’s Department, Monroe County EMS and the Waterloo Fire Department responded to a call at approximately 4:40 p.m. Tuesday for a vehicle in a ditch in rural Monroe…

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A Rose-y winter palace in Columbia

The Rose House in Columbia is known as a local winter wonderland, with families driving and walking by every night to get a glimpse of the family’s decadent display.  With…

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New county chairman, election precincts

Prior to adopting the county budget for the upcoming fiscal year during a special meeting on Friday, Dennis Knobloch was elected new chairman of the Monroe County Board.  “I’m very…

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160 years for sex predator

(WARNING: This article includes mentions and descriptions of sexual assault, specifically childhood sexual abuse. Please use caution when deciding to read, as the content may be troubling to some readers.) …

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