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Roider waives preliminary hearing
Kyle Roider waived his right to a preliminary hearing during a brief court appearance Thursday morning at the Monroe County Courthouse in Waterloo. Had Roider agreed to the hearing, Monroe…
Crash at Route 3 and Hanover Road
Waterloo Fire Department responded with Waterloo police and Monroe County EMS to a two-vehicle crash at Route 3 and Hanover Road about 3:15 p.m. Wednesday. The vehicles, a white sedan…
Season over for Raging Bulldogs
A hockey season that began with title hopes came to an early end Monday night for the Freeburg-Waterloo Raging Bulldogs. Meanwhile, the Columbia Ice Eagles were in a must-win match…
County board meetings on the move
The semi-monthly public meetings of the Monroe County Board of Commissioners were on the move Monday. The Feb. 4 meeting began at its new time of 8:15 a.m., 15 minutes…
Donations make Sven safer
Monroe County Sheriff’s Department K9 Sven is now safer thanks to help from donors and a nonprofit called Protecting K9 Heroes. On Friday, it was announced that the department received…
Columbia awarded park grant
Columbia has been awarded a $400,000 grant from the state to develop a park at the north end of town. Nearly 90 projects were awarded a total of $28.9 million…
Gun shops fired up over new laws
Recent firearm control legislation signed by Gov. JB Pritzker could aversely impact gun dealers in Monroe County. Signed Jan. 17, the new laws contain a number of provisions. The most…
Waterloo taking control of its water
Waterloo made big waves toward producing its own water Monday night, approving engineering contracts associated with the future construction of a $17 million water treatment facility west of town. “This…
Dog rescued from icy pond near Columbia
The Columbia Fire Department was praised for its quick response following the successful rescue of a dog that had fallen into a large icy pond late Sunday afternoon. The incident…
Valmeyer police looking into suspicious person report
Valmeyer police are investigating a possible suspicious person report following an early Wednesday afternoon incident at a residence on Falcon Pointe. At 12:45 p.m., police received a report that a…