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Fausz replacements appointed
During a special meeting on Friday, the Monroe County Board appointed two people to fill two of the three positions held by Mike Fausz. The county commissioners appointed Chris Voelker…
Trump acquittal sparks response
The third presidential impeachment trial in America’s history ended last Wednesday when the U.S. Senate voted almost entirely along party lines to acquit President Donald Trump of the two charges…
Changing of the guard at VPD
In a rare event for the Valmeyer Police Department, there is a new police chief. Marty Seitz has taken over that job after former chief Tom Andres retired last week…
Tin Rooster ready to serve
A new restaurant in Waterloo opened last week, though it bears similarities to a previous business. The Tin Rooster opened at 1365 N. Illinois Route 3. That is the former…
CHS class covers music history
A new course at Columbia High School is giving students a perspective on history they normally would not get until college, if ever. That class is called social/political history of…
Columbia subdivision plan moves ahead
Many of the standing-room-only crowd went home disappointed after the Columbia Plan Commission voted Monday to recommend approval for a controversial proposed subdivision. The plan calls for development with Community…
Tuesday fire calls in Waterloo
The Waterloo Fire Department had a busy Tuesday morning, responding to two separate calls. The first was a report of a fryer on fire shortly after 9:30 a.m. at Power…
Crash west of Waterloo
Emergency personnel responded about 2 p.m. Sunday to a vehicle crash in the area of 3936 State Route 156 west of Waterloo. The vehicle was reported to be on its…
Apartment fire in New Athens
Several departments responded to an early Sunday morning apartment complex fire at 501 S. Market Street in New Athens. The fire broke out about 3 a.m. Sunday, with the New…
Fatal rollover crash near Red Bud
A Prairie du Rocher man died from injuries sustained in a truck rollover crash on Ames Road about one mile south of Route 3 near Red Bud shortly before 6…