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Thursday night brush fire near Millstadt
Multiple fire departments responded about 7:25 p.m. Thursday to a large brush fire at the corner of Wagner Road and Imbs Station Road in rural St. Clair County. The Columbia,…
Parent concerned with CMS evaluation tools
A concerned parent came before the Columbia School Board on Nov. 16, questioning how the district evaluates students thought to struggle with learning disabilities. Angela McConachie said she fears the…
Local hockey teams heating up the ice
The Freeburg-Waterloo Raging Bulldogs and Columbia Ice Eagles are both off to hot starts in early MVCHA hockey action. In fact, neither team has lost a game yet this season.…
County nears budget approval
The Monroe County Board of Commissioners gave unanimous preliminary approval to the county’s fiscal year 2018 budget during its Monday meeting. The 52-page document detailed expected revenues and expenditures of…
Locals enjoying college soccer success
The strength of Monroe County soccer extends past recent high school success, as several former Hawks, Eagles and Bulldogs can attest. Here is an update on a number of local…
Space boy abuzz after chance encounter
The 6-year-old son of a Waterloo native had the experience of a lifetime last week when he got to meet a legendary former astronaut. Buzz Aldrin spoke to a full…
Eagle Scout project to honor WWI veterans
Shortly after receiving a commendation from the mayor for his life-saving deed during a ski trip last year, Waterloo Boy Scout Sam Thomas went to work on his next triumph. …
MASC’s ‘Alice’ thinking beyond Wonderland
Gibault Catholic High School student Isabella Garcia has a penchant for acting, and it showed with her recent performance in the Monroe Actors Stage Company production of “Alice in Wonderland.”…
Police Blotter | 11/15/2017
(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…
Tuesday afternoon crash in Columbia
Columbia police, fire department and EMS personnel responded about 1:45 p.m. Tuesday to a two-vehicle rollover crash on Route 3 at North Main Street. Police said that a 2017 Ford…