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CPD creating camera program
The City of Columbia is asking citizens and businesses to assist the police department through the use of existing security cameras for homes and businesses. According to Detective Sergeant Karla…
‘May we never forget’ | Monroe County observes Memorial Day
Hundreds of citizens across Monroe County gathered at four different services Monday to honor those who died while serving in America’s military. Waterloo In Waterloo, it was the American Legion…
House OKs graduated income tax
Illinois voters will get to vote in 2020 on how they want their income taxed after the Illinois House of Representatives passed a joint resolution constitutional amendment on Memorial Day…
Rising river causing concern
The Mississippi River is expected to crest at 46 feet in St. Louis on June 5, according to the National Weather Service and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. It is…
Police Blotter | 5/22/19
(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…
Hawks blast way to state tourney
The Gibault Catholic High School baseball team is state bound. The Hawks (26-8) blasted Illini Bluffs in the Class 1A Springfield Supersectional at Lincoln Land Community College on Monday afternoon, 14-3, to…
Eagles take care of business at state
The Columbia High School girls soccer team finished the job Saturday at North Central College in Naperville, winning the IHSA Class 1A state title with a 4-0 victory over North…
Reinholz slams Hawks to sectional title
Tim Reinholz could’ve been the goat in the Class 1A Greenville University Sectional final on Saturday. Instead, he’ll be remembered for one of the most thrilling moments in Gibault Catholic…
Crash on Route 3 in Waterloo
Emergency personnel responded shortly before 10 p.m. Friday to a two-vehicle crash near Mobil On The Run, 1000 N. Illinois Route 3, Waterloo. Only minor injuries, including facial lacerations, were…
Fire destroys screenhouse near Hecker
The Hecker and Waterloo fire departments responded about 4 a.m. Thursday to a fully engulfed screenhouse on the property of Delbert and Sandy Wittenauer at 5924 KK Road. No injuries…