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Two die in crash near Hecker
The Illinois State Police is investigating a three-vehicle, head-on crash with two fatalities that occurred about 11 p.m. Thursday in the 6100 block of State Route 159 near Nu-Deal Oil…
Combine and field fire in rural Waterloo
The Waterloo Fire Department responded shortly before 3 p.m. Wednesday to a call of a combine on fire in a field in the 7900 block of Gall Road. The combine…
The highs and lows of cannabis
Local governments throughout the state are starting the process of deciding whether they will allow marijuana businesses within their jurisdictions when the drug becomes legal for adult recreational use Jan.…
Haunted Trail celebrating 30 years
An October tradition that predates the pumpkin spice craze returns beginning this Friday. The Waterloo Sportsman’s Club Haunted Trail begins this weekend, marking its 30th year of providing fun scares…
Holder joins 116th race
The Republican field for state representative of the 116th district got a little more crowded, as David M. Holder announced his candidacy. Holder, 65, of Baldwin, has served on the…
County talks dispatching, pot, UTVs
The Monroe County Board revisited a few topics of recent interest during its Monday morning meeting at the courthouse. An agreement for a contract setting forth Waterloo’s payment for emergency…
Brockland rezoning tabled
The effect of public input made an impact during Monday’s meeting of the Columbia City Council. One action item on the agenda involved rezoning a residential area abutting the east…
Longtime bartender buys The Outsiders
Regular patrons at The Outsiders in Waterloo may soon be seeing more of a familiar face, as longtime bartender David Melican recently purchased the bar. “I was kind of lucky,…
Rollover crash near Fountain
Valmeyer Police and Fire Departments, along with Columbia EMS and the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department responded around 3 p.m. to a rollover crash with minor injuries on Bluff Road near…
ATV crash near Red Bud
Shortly before 2 p.m. Tuesday, a male aged in his 70s was involved in an ATV crash in the area of Reed Road and MM Road near Red Bud. The…