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Vehicle damages garage
Columbia police, fire and EMS responded about 1:30 p.m. Thursday to the report of a pickup truck that struck the garage portion of a residence at 1516 Clover Ridge. There…
Serious injury crash on I-255
An ARCH medical helicopter airlifted one patient to a St. Louis hospital for serious injuries sustained in a Thursday morning crash on southbound I-255 near mile marker 6.4 in Columbia.…
Soccer season reaches second half
Local high school girls soccer teams have reached the midway point of the regular season as the focus shifts to building momentum for the playoffs. Columbia (12-1) picked up two…
Baseball teams blasting ahead
The high school baseball season is heating up as local squads enter the heart of their regular season schedules. It had been smooth sailing for Waterloo (8-2) this spring until …
Election wait continues
Eighty-two of the 211 absentee ballots in last week’s consolidated election have arrived at the Monroe County Clerk’s Office. Most of those are valid, but Monroe County Clerk Jonathan McLean…
Sheriff disputes school district assertion
The Columbia school district recently sent a second document to the community, following up on its letter from February addressing negative claims about the district. This document contains seven new…
Churchgoers visit Holy Land
Many Monroe County residents recently visited some of the most significant sites in the Christian faith. Led by Senior Pastor Matt Heck of LifechurchX and Lead Pastor Darrell Jones of…
Maeystown mayor retires
In 1994, Terryl Walster was already serving in village government in Maeystown when he was appointed as mayor. The position was not one he aspired to have but one he…
Morani moving on
Columbia City Administrator James “Jimmy” Morani submitted his letter of resignation following the April 1 meeting of the Columbia City Council meeting, but it was no April Fools’ joke. Morani,…
Fire scare at Washy’s Saloon
The Waterloo Fire Department, Waterloo Police Department and Monroe County EMS responded at about 5:55 p.m. Tuesday to Washy’s Saloon at 1324 Jamie Lane for calls of a fire that…