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Basement fire in Columbia
The Columbia Fire Department and Columbia police responded shortly after 4:30 p.m. Thursday to a fire inside a home at 422 W. Legion Avenue in Columbia. Upon firefighter arrival, there…
Fire injury south of Waterloo
Monroe County EMS and the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department responded about 1:30 p.m. Thursday to Groves Storage, 5441 T Road off Route 3 south of Waterloo, after a man burned…
Rollover crash near Hecker
Emergency personnel responded about 1 p.m. Tuesday to a rollover crash on J Road near Route 156 east of Waterloo. The extent of injuries was not immediately known, but there…
New laws for 2020
The Illinois General Assembly passed hundreds of new laws last year that will affect citizens in 2020. Here are some of the most impactful. Starting today, adult-use, recreational marijuana is…
Jacobs retires after 42 years
A pillar of the local agricultural community has stepped down. Pam Jacobs retired Dec. 31 as county extension director with the University of Illinois Extension. Jacobs worked at the extension…
First CNA grads at Oak Hill
Six women donned traditional caps and gowns to celebrate being graduated as certified nursing assistants from an intensive six weeks of work and study in the Activities Room of Oak…
No cannabis biz for Valmeyer
Valmeyer has been busy in recent weeks attending to matters related to law enforcement. The village board recently voted to prohibit all cannabis businesses within the town, joining Waterloo, Hecker…
Man attempts to spend fake $50 at Columbia McDonald’s
Columbia police are investigating after a man tried to spend a fake $50 bill at McDonald’s about 2:20 p.m. Sunday. An employee of the restaurant kept the fake bill and…
Vehicle strikes parked cars in Columbia
Columbia police, fire and EMS personnel responded shortly after 11:30 a.m. Friday to the 700 block of North Metter Avenue after a vehicle reportedly struck two parked cars. The driver…
Road rage incident in Columbia
Police were searching for a white Saturn SUV with a white male driver after he reportedly flashed a firearm during a road rage incident in Columbia on Christmas Eve. At…