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Schools graded on state report card
Monroe County schools either received the same designation or improved on the recently released 2019 Report Cards. This annual resource from the Illinois State Board of Education, available at illiniosreportcard.com,…
‘For the Love of Community’ | A rivalry hoops game of caring
An event that raised about $12,000 for the Webb family last year is back again, this time to benefit a Columbia police officer and Immaculate Conception School toddler. The event…
Officials mulling cannabis
As Waterloo and Columbia take steps to decide whether they will allow adult-use recreational marijuana businesses in their towns, other local governments are also in that process. Monroe County Commissioner…
Local projects in capital plan
Lawmakers and Illinois Department of Transportation officials released details last week of work planned as part of the approximately $45 billion capital plan the General Assembly passed this year. The…
Witness ruled unreliable in Goleaner case
Judge Dennis Doyle ruled recently that a state’s witness in the Julie Goleaner case was unreliable. According to Monroe County State’s Attorney Chris Hitzemann, the witness in question was…
Theft at Hibbett Sports in Waterloo
An 18-year-old Swansea woman was charged Thursday with felony retail theft stemming from a Tuesday night incident in Waterloo. Local law enforcement agencies were on the lookout for an older…
Sunday night crash in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded about 10:20 p.m. Sunday to a vehicle crash in the median on Route 3 southbound at Admiral Weinel Boulevard in Columbia. There were four reported occupants in…
Crash on I-255
Columbia Fire Department personnel responded along with St. Louis County police, fire and EMS to a vehicle crash on I-255 westbound at the J.B. Bridge. Injuries were believed minor and…
Driver drowns near East Carondelet levee
Keith Czapla Sr., 58, of Dupo, died after his vehicle drove off the road and got stuck on an embankment at the Mississippi River levee in East Carondelet early last…
Residential burglary in Columbia
Columbia police are investigating a residential burglary that occurred Oct. 19 in the 100 block of Carl Street. Joel Harres, owner of the rental home that was burglarized, posted surveillance…