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Lessons learned from the Spanish Flu
A little over a century ago, the world was facing a flu pandemic. Locally, the response was strikingly similar in nature to measures implemented recently to combat the spread of …
I-255 lane closures near Cahokia
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that the northbound center and right lanes of Interstate 255 at milepost 12.4 in St. Clair County are closed today for repairs to the…
Monday evening crash in Columbia
Columbia police and fire department personnel responded about 5:35 p.m. Monday to a multiple-vehicle crash on Route 3 southbound at Route 158. Both lanes of southbound Route 3 were blocked…
Four coronavirus cases in Monroe County; 2 deaths in St. Clair County; 6 Randolph County cases
Monroe County health officials reported a fourth positive coronavirus case on Saturday. Monroe County Health Department Administrator John Wagner said it is a woman in her mid-70s who remains hospitalized.…
Schultheis went ‘above and beyond’
The community is mourning the death of Monroe County Commissioner Ronald Schultheis, the man who “never met a stranger,” according to his family. Schultheis, 68, died Monday from complications due…
Overdose call in Columbia
Columbia police and EMS responded to a residence on March Court shortly before 8:50 a.m. Monday to a report of a 33-year-old man unresponsive due to a possible drug overdose.…
Truck fire near Waterloo
The Waterloo Fire Department responded about 6:35 p.m. Sunday to a fully engulfed truck fire in the 2700 block of Oakridge Drive, which is located off D Road between Columbia…
Girl injured in UTV crash
Columbia EMS responded shortly before 4 p.m. Sunday to a utility terrain vehicle crash on Knights Bridge Road near Columbia in rural St. Clair County that injured a 12-year-old girl.…
Suspicious person report south of Waterloo
Area police agencies are on the lookout for a white male driving a small red pickup, either a Chevrolet S-10 or Ford Ranger, after a resident in the 6100 block…
Garage fire in New Hanover
The Columbia Fire Department responded to a fire in the garage of a residence at 11 Country Lane about 4:30 p.m. Friday. The fire was extinguished quickly, with firefighters remaining…