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Death investigation in Maeystown
The death of a 40-year-old Monroe County man is under investigation after emergency personnel responded to what was reported to 911 as a fatal gunshot wound at a residence in…
Police Blotter | 6/26/19
(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…
Stolen truck strikes CPD officer’s vehicle during pursuit
A Columbia Police Department officer engaged in a pursuit about 1 a.m. Wednesday after he identified a vehicle as being stolen out of St. Louis County. The officer spotted the…
I-255 road work starts Monday
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced Wednesday that the northbound and southbound lanes of I-255 from Route 3 to the Jefferson Barracks Bridge in Monroe County will be restricted beginning…
Cause of severe plant disease found at local Walmart
The pathogen that causes Sudden Oak Death, a plant disease that has killed large tracts of oaks and affected many native plant species in California, Oregon and Europe, has been…
Concern locally over cannabis legalization
Gov. JB Pritzker signed House Bill 1438 into law last Tuesday, making recreational marijuana legal in Illinois starting Jan. 1. “Legalizing adult-use cannabis brings an important and overdue change to…
Valmeyer Jaycees celebrating 50 years
Anyone who has been to Borsch Park has seen the Valmeyer Area Jaycees’ handiwork. That chapter of the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce, a leadership training and civic service,…
Hopkins is new Perandoe director
A former Waterloo teacher is moving up in the world, as Kathy Trantham Hopkins recently got her dream job as the executive director of the Perandoe Special Education District. “This…
Gibault student perfect on ACT
Gibault Catholic High School Student Spencer Biske got an exceptional birthday present when he found out he earned a perfect score of 36 on his ACT. It was a gift…
Buzzer sounds for ‘Johnny Buckets’
Columbia native Jonathan Holmes announced he is hanging up his hooping shoes after three seasons at the University of Arkansas. Holmes, who made the NCAA Division I basketball team as…