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Wednesday night theft from Columbia Walgreens

Police are investigating the Wednesday night theft of more than $300 worth of alcohol from Walgreens Pharmacy in Columbia. The incident occurred about 8:20 p.m. at the store, located off…

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Rash of vehicle break-ins, thefts in Dupo

Multiple reports of recent vehicle break-ins and vehicle thefts in Dupo are under investigation. On Thursday, Dupo Police Chief Kevin Smith posted on Facebook that earlier that morning, vehicle break-ins…

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New laws in 2021

The Illinois General Assembly had an abbreviated year because of the pandemic.  The Legislature suspended its session because of COVID on March 16, only returning for a few days from…

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2020 Year in Review

The year 2020 was definitely memorable, but mostly for the wrong reasons. The COVID-19 pandemic affected everyone’s way of life and altered the course of history. For three-fourths of the…

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Judge Hitzemann begins term

After serving as Monroe County State’s Attorney for four years, Chris Hitzemann is just over three weeks into his first term as the county’s judge on the 20th Judicial Circuit…

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Vaccines, then and today

Younger readers of this article may not be familiar with polio or smallpox.  The last case of polio to originate in the United States was in 1979 and the last…

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Columbia talks property, trail futures

The rumor mill has been churning in Columbia of late as demolition of three houses in the 1000 block of South Main Street, opposite of Dairy Queen and near the…

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Vehicle fire in Waterloo

The Waterloo Fire Department responded at about 10:15 a.m. Sunday to a fully involved vehicle fire in the parking lot near Pizza Hut, which is located in the 900 block…

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New deaths, more than 300 active COVID cases in Monroe County

After two weeks of rising deaths caused by the novel coronavirus, Monroe County stabilized in that regard over the last week.  There were three more COVID-related deaths, which were recorded…

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Santa Float mishap results in injury

A mishap on the Waterloo Santa Float resulted in injury last Tuesday night. The incident occurred shortly after 7 p.m. on Paula Drive. People familiar with the incident said the…

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