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Memories of Boxtown
A local town that featured a school, grocery store, tavern, train depot, and dance hall (and three murders) now only exists in pictures. There is not even a road sign…
Connector task force making progress
Only a few months after legislation passed in Springfield extending the deadline for its work, the Southwest Illinois Connector Task Force is making progress. The task force was created during…
Hank & Lilly’s: A family affair
As much a part of the village as the one-finger wave, the tavern in Maeystown is now open for business. The bar and restaurant will be opening in three phases.…
Ruemker crowned fair queen; Stumpf is Little Miss
The Monroe County Fair got off to an elegant start Sunday, as the 60th annual Monroe County Fair Queen Pageant headlined the first day of the eight-day event. Alexis Ruemker…
Self-inflicted death in Burksville Station
A Missouri woman died late Tuesday afternoon in Burksville Station. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department responded to a residence in the 5400 block of KK Road south of Waterloo shortly…
Woman arrested for felony retail theft in Columbia
A Belleville woman was arrested following a retail theft reported early Wednesday evening at CVS Pharmacy, 100 Admiral Trost Road, Columbia. Shortly after 5 p.m., Columbia police officers were notified…
Waterloo man missing
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department is seeking help from the public in locating a missing Waterloo man. On July 2, police responded to a rural Monroe County residence for a…
Arrests made in Columbia carjacking
Area law enforcement agencies assisted Columbia police following an armed carjacking and robbery that took place late Tuesday night in Bolm-Schuhkraft Park. Three suspects, two of them juveniles, were taken…
Celebrating 60 years of royalty
For the first 12 years of its life, the Monroe County Fair did not include what is now one of its main attractions: the fair queen pageant. That event did…
Monroe County Fair underway
The 72nd annual Monroe County Fair is set to be a highlight of summer once again, with the annual event running July 21-28. “I’m expecting a big week,” Monroe County…