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CHS sets grad plans
During her report to the Columbia School Board at the board’s meeting on Thursday, Assistant Superintendent Courtney Castelli informed the board of the district’s plans for graduation after Gov. JB…
Motorcycle crash on Hanover Road
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department assisted EMS in responding to a motorcycle crash on Hanover Road at Chesapeake Trail shortly after 2:45 p.m. Sunday. The motorcyclist was reported to be…
Theft from Waterloo Walmart
The Waterloo Police Department is investigating a retail theft that occurred about 1:15 p.m. Sunday at Walmart. The suspect, described as a white male with a black tank top, is…
Modified stay at home order extended; Oak Hill has first case and Garden Place reports more deaths
On the heels of Gov. JB Pritzker’s announcement that he will extend a modified version of Illinois’ stay at home order into late May, a senior living community in Waterloo…
Police on lookout for drag racers
Illinois State Police alerted local law enforcement of a drag racing incident involving an orange Ford Focus and gray Lexus shortly before 3:30 p.m. in the area of I-255 at…
Small tractor fire near Millstadt
The Columbia Fire Department responded shortly after 2 p.m. Wednesday to a fully involved small tractor fire on a farm located off Triple Lakes Road near Millstadt. There was no…
Wednesday morning DUI crash in Columbia
Columbia police, fire and EMS personnel responded shortly before 8:55 a.m. Wednesday to a crash involving a car and a semi tractor-trailer on Route 3 southbound at South Main Street.…
Reopening plans proposed
As data appears to show social distancing and stay at home orders have slowed the spread of the novel coronavirus, federal and state officials are preparing to “reopen” the country…
Health care providers fight the good fight
For all those at essential businesses, going to work during a pandemic can be fraught with anxiety about making ends meet, staying safe and more. That may be most true…
Cities OK budgets in uncertain times
The Waterloo and Columbia city councils on Monday night approved budgets for the 2020-21 fiscal year despite an uncertain economic future due to the coronavirus pandemic. Municipalities must pass a…