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Eagles win rivalry soccer showdown
In an early season showdown of rival girls soccer teams, Columbia and Waterloo battled each other through the fog and drizzle Monday night on the WHS turf. When it was…
CEO students pitch business ideas to local sharks
At the Monroe County CEO’s first “Shark Tank” event last Wednesday in the Waterloo High School auditorium, four “sharks” carefully weighed the merits of the various pitches students made. The…
Monroe County Health Department relocating
The Monroe County Health Department will relocate later this year from its current office at 901 Illinois Avenue in Waterloo to a large office building at 1312 Jamie Lane, which…
Esker case closed without charges
A lengthy investigation into the officer-involved shooting death of 53-year-old Edwin “Beanie” Esker during a domestic dispute near Maeystown the evening of July 5 has concluded without charges filed. Police…
Kuykendall seeks reduction in murder sentence
A status hearing was held last Wednesday morning at the Monroe County Courthouse regarding Jordan Kuykendall, who is serving a 40-year sentence at Menard Correctional Center in Chester for the…
Semi truck fire on Bluff Road
Columbia Fire Department personnel responded about 10 a.m. Saturday to a fully engulfed semi truck fire on Bluff Road. The truck, which was not pulling a trailer at the time…
Police Blotter | 3/21/2018
(Editor’s note: Information in this report is gathered directly from area police agencies, county courts and emergency radio dispatch. The public is reminded that defendants are presumed innocent until proven…
Actions taken following threat by CHS student
Columbia police are investigating and Columbia school officials have notified parents following comments made by a Columbia High School student that are being treated as threats. “Columbia High School administration…
Burglary, drugs land Columbia man in prison
A young local man was sentenced to prison this week on burglary and drug charges. Cody P. Atkins, 21, of Columbia, was sentenced in Monroe County Circuit Court to two…
Area man guilty of child porn
Investigative work by the Waterloo Police Department proved instrumental in a case that resulted in an area man pleading guilty Thursday to federal child pornography charges. Michael B. Stephens Jr.,…