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Man sustains burns in welding accident
Columbia police, fire department and EMS personnel responded to a home in the 900 block of North Main Street about 10 a.m. Friday for a fire caused by a person…
Carbon monoxide leak in Columbia
Columbia police, fire and EMS personnel responded about 8:40 a.m. Friday to the report of a carbon monoxide leak inside the new O’Reilly Auto Parts building under construction at 135…
Arrests made in Walmart thefts
Waterloo police arrested five people in two separate theft incidents from Walmart this week. At about 7:45 a.m. Wednesday, officers were called to Walmart after three subjects left the store…
Columbia woman on ‘The Biggest Loser’
Teri Aguiar won the Miss Missouri contest when she was 26 in 1999 and currently works as a flight nurse. She also won the Miss Illinois Teen USA in 1990,…
What to expect in 2020
Monroe County will once again have a full plate in 2020. Elections, new state laws and their ramifications, business happenings and several high-profile court cases all look to dominate the…
Locals oppose time change
When the Illinois General Assembly begins its legislative session Jan. 28, the House will have a bill to consider that has drawn the ire of Monroe Countians. That legislation is…
It’s time to be counted
Later this month, the federal government will begin what The Associated Press has called its “largest peacetime operation.” That is the 2020 Census. While it may seem unimportant, the census…
Coalition gets cannabis lesson
In its first five days of legalization, over $10.8 million worth of adult-use recreational marijuana was sold in more than 271,000 transactions statewide, including at the Collinsville facility that serves…
County talks road plans, marijuanna
The Monroe County Board discussed the future of roads and cannabis on Monday morning. Monroe County Engineer Aaron Metzger presented his department’s five-year plan for road work in the county. …
Field fire south of Valmeyer
The Valmeyer Fire Department responded shortly after 6:45 p.m. Tuesday to the report of a field fire west of the railroad tracks near Bluff Road south of Valmeyer about a…