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Burglary under investigation in Waterloo
The Waterloo Police Department is investigating a burglary that was reported Friday evening to a residence on Mockingbird Lane in the Westview Acres subdivision. The homeowner contacted police shortly after…
Lightning strike near Monroe County home
The Waterloo Fire Department responded about 8 p.m. Sunday to a residence in the 2400 block of Hanover Road after a homeowner heard a lightning strike and saw sparks outside…
Monroe County among best places to save money in Illinois
Saving can be difficult depending on factors like income, cost of living, purchasing power and taxes. In its annual study, SmartAsset, a New York financial technology company, weighed those metrics…
Costello to lead Illinois Department of Agriculture
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker on Friday appointed Jerry Costello II to serve as Director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture. “With farming playing an important role in his family’s history…
Friday crash in Columbia
One person was injured in a two-vehicle crash that occurred shortly before 11:50 a.m. Friday on Route 3 at Sand Bank Road in Columbia. Columbia police said a Weir Parts…
Thursday crash south of Valmeyer
Emergency personnel responded about 4 p.m. Feb. 27 to a rollover crash on KK Road about a mile east of Bluff Road south of Valmeyer. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department…
Burglary at Millstadt laundromat
The Millstadt Police Department is investigating a burglary that occurred at a laundromat on West Mill Street across from Millstadt Consolidated School. The incident occurred sometime between 7 p.m. Tuesday…
Columbia talks developments and zoning
Two proposed subdivision developments were on the agenda for last Tuesday’s Columbia City Council meeting. The first item involved a motion to approve a Community Unit Plan Type A zoning…
Columbia hires new superintendent
The Columbia School Board unanimously voted Thursday night to hire Chris Grode as the district’s new superintendent. Grode will take over July 1 from Victor Buehler, who has been serving…
Waterloo OKs SRO; AD resigns
The Waterloo School Board unanimously approved an intergovernmental agreement with the Waterloo City Council on Monday that provides for a school resource officer for the district from the Waterloo Police…