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CPD adds officers
Professional police officers nationwide spend much of their days on the job embattled and at odds with the populace they are sworn to protect. But Columbia Police Chief Jerry Paul,…
County adds to legal team
Monroe County has added Jennifer Becker-Roscow as a second assistant state’s attorney. She brings ample experience with her. She has worked as an assistant state’s attorney in Washington County since…
Tough young girls keep fighting
Three Waterloo girls – Lydia Boyer, Elsa Wiemerslage and Audrey Stanley – have spent the last few years battling various ailments. That fight continues for all three of the girls,…
School board candidates remain on ballot
All four candidates for the Columbia School Board who faced objections will remain on the ballot for the April election following a Friday hearing before the County Electoral Board. Cresita…
Local woman killed in Florida
Communities in two states are reeling after the death of beloved former guidance counselor Fran Axley. A winter resident of Naples, Fla., and a summer resident of Waterloo, Axley was…
Police Blotter | 1/2/2019
(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…
Dupo man charged following confrontation
A Dupo man was charged this weekend following a Jan. 3 confrontation involving a firearm just outside of Dupo village limits. Seth L. Creasy, 25, of Dupo, was now faces…
Semi overturns in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded about 7:30 a.m. Monday to an overturned Swift semi tractor-trailer hauling potatoes on Frontage Road across from Gilmore Lake Road off Route 3 in Columbia. No injuries…
MCSD makes drug arrests
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department announced a handful of drug arrests made during the week throughout the county. On Thursday, deputies with the MCSD’s Aggressive Criminal Enforcement Unit observed a suspicious…
Vehicles stolen from Columbia auto dealership
The Columbia Police Department is being assisted by an Illinois State Police crime scene unit in investigating the Dec. 31 theft of three vehicles from the lot of Royal Gate…