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Businesses balancing needs and fears
As Illinois begins to loosen restrictions put in place to help curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, more businesses have been allowed to resume activity in some form after…
Vehicle crash north of Columbia
The Columbia Fire Department and Columbia EMS responded along with the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department to a vehicle crash in the area of Cement Hollow Road at Imbs Station…
Vehicle evades police on I-255
Local law enforcement agencies were following and attempting to locate a car out of Collinsville that led police throughout Columbia and rural Monroe and St. Clair counties late Saturday morning.…
Fire call in Columbia
The Columbia Fire Department responded about 10:25 a.m. Saturday to a fire inside a residence at 609 N. Metter Avenue. A responding firefighter said the fire was believed out upon…
Monroe County coronavirus case count at 89
The coronavirus continued its slow spread through Monroe County in recent days. The county now has 89 confirmed cases of the virus, while the death toll remains at 11. Three new…
House fire near Maeystown
The Maeystown, Waterloo and Valmeyer fire departments battled a residential structure fire shortly after 11 p.m. Thursday at 4452 Maeystown Road. All occupants of the remodeled late 1800s former Posten…
Healthy housing market in Monroe County
A new study from SmartAsset.com ranks the healthiest housing markets in Illinois, with both Columbia and Waterloo at or near the top of the list. To assess market health, the…
Wednesday morning crash in Columbia
No injuries were reported in a two-vehicle crash that occurred just before 8 a.m. Wednesday on Route 3 at North Main Street in Columbia. Police said a 2016 Isuzu NPR…
Reopening concerns at forefront
Last week’s regional reopening plan for Illinois by Gov. JB Pritzker has been met by both praise and criticism from local leaders. “I commend Gov. Pritzker for putting out a…
Census data may change congressional district map
Depending on what the 2020 census shows, southern Illinois may lose a seat in the United States House of Representatives, The Associated Press reports. That is because the 15th Congressional…