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Police Blotter | 3/20/2019
Police Blotter (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…
Vehicle strikes cow near Hecker
The Hecker Fire Department and Monroe County Sheriff’s Department responded about 12:40 a.m. Wednesday to a crash involving a vehicle and a cow on Route 159 just south of Hecker.…
Dupo man charged with child porn
A federal grand jury for the Southern District of Illinois said Tuesday it has returned a seven-count indictment charging James K. Young, 66, of Dupo, with five counts of distributing…
Friday crash in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded about 11:30 a.m. Friday to a two-vehicle crash at Palmer and Ghent roads in Columbia. One of the vehicles was reported to have rolled over as a…
Reckless homicide charge filed in fatal Columbia crash
A Missouri man was charged Wednesday with reckless homicide in connection with a September 2018 vehicle crash on Route 3 in Columbia that claimed the life of a local woman.…
Fire at Gateway FS fertilizer plant
The Waterloo Fire Department responded at 12:45 p.m. Thursday to a fire at Gateway FS’s Waterloo fertilizer plant at 829 Gall Road. The fire occurred in a building that was…
Crash on Route 3 in Waterloo
Emergency personnel responded about 4 p.m. Wednesday to a two-vehicle crash in Waterloo on Route 3 at Mobil On the Run near Country Club Lane. The vehicles involved were a…
Columbia wins Metro Cup
The Columbia High School girls soccer team avenged last year’s loss in the sectional final by downing Althoff, 2-0, at home on Saturday to win the Nike Bracket of the…
Waterloo School Board amends grading scale
Following months of passionate discussion, the Waterloo School Board voted to amend the school district’s grading scale at Monday’s meeting. The new system will make 90-100 an A, 80-89 a…
VFD seeks tax rate hike
The Valmeyer Fire Protection District is asking voters to allow them to raise their tax rate in the April 2 election. The rate change the fire district is requesting would…