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Vehicle crash on Bluff Road
Police, fire and EMS personnel responded to a single vehicle crash on Bluff Road just south of Columbia in Monroe County shortly before 5 p.m. Friday. The vehicle was off…
Mobile home fire in Columbia
The Columbia Fire Department responded about 6 p.m. Wednesday to a fire inside a mobile home off Ferkel Street. The unit is part of the mobile home court located at…
Group discusses four-lane highway to Murphysboro
Representatives of three of the four counties impacted by possible plans to expand a highway route from Waterloo to Murphysboro met last Tuesday in Waterloo. The proposed highway would connect…
Gibault FFA looks to sprout alfalfa
A new Gibault Catholic High School project is beginning to germinate, and the FFA chapter is leading the charge. Roundup ready alfalfa will sprout next spring east of the school’s…
Republicans announce 2018 candidates
As the election season begins, the Monroe County Republican Central Committee announced a full slate of candidates for six county offices that will appear on the March 2018 ballot —…
Fighting the heroin epidemic with prayer
Grief-stricken and angered by the notion that an abusive substance would take away her 25-year-old son, Lisa Voiles turned to her friend for help. Sarah Giglotto responded with an event…
Helping after the hurricane
Scott Green of Millstadt decided he couldn’t sit back and watch people suffer in the flood-ravaged areas of Texas. So he called up two of his close friends,…
Mixed local reaction to school funding bill
Area schools need not worry any longer about receiving state funding for the 2017-18 school year after Gov. Bruce Rauner signed a new school funding formula into law on Thursday.…
Police Blotter | 8/30/2017
(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…
Sunday motorcycle crash in Waterloo
Waterloo police and fire department personnel and Monroe County EMS responded shortly after 4 p.m. Monday to a crash involving a motorcycle and a car on Route 3 near Applebee’s…