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Sunday evening crash north of Columbia

One person was injured in a Sunday evening crash north of Columbia. The St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department said a silver 1996 Oldsmobile driven by Brian C. Ruiz, 61, of…

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Shed fire in Burksville

The Waterloo and Maeystown fire departments responded along with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department and Monroe County EMS about 6:35 p.m Sunday to a fully engulfed shed fire in the…

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Garage fire in Dupo

The Dupo and Prairie du Pont fire departments responded about 6 p.m. Sunday to a garage fire on North Third Street. Dupo Fire Department Capt. Monte Miller said the homeowner…

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Minor train derailment near Dupo

Emergency personnel responded about 4 a.m. Saturday to a train derailment at the south end of Dupo. Responding agencies included the Dupo, Prairie du Pont and Columbia fire departments along…

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Theft from Walmart in Waterloo

Waterloo police are investigating a theft from Walmart about 8:15 p.m. Wednesday. Two men wearing face masks left the store with an undetermined amount of merchandise and sped away in…

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Car crashes into pond west of Waterloo

Emergency personnel responded about 1:15 p.m. Wednesday to the report of a car in a small pond in the area of 3247 State Route 156 near Old Baum Church Road…

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Injury crash near Red Bud

Emergency personnel responded about 11 p.m. Monday to a vehicle crash with injury on MM Road just east of Reed Road west of Red Bud. Police said Joshua Zipfel, 40,…

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Several firearms recovered in burglary arrest

Two people were arrested in Dupo following a burglary investigation in Monroe County involving several firearms. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department was dispatched to a property in the 11,000 block…

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County updates wind, solar energy codes

Updates to zoning codes for wind and solar energy conversion systems were approved by the Monroe County Board during its Jan. 19 meeting.  The updates reflect current changes to best…

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Second round of PPP underway

As of earlier this month, business owners can once again begin applying for Paycheck Protection Program loans from the Small Business Administration.  As part of the $900 billion COVID relief…

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