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Huels named CMS principal
The Columbia School Board approved Angela Huels as the new principal of Columbia Middle School at its June meeting. Huels, who has worked as assistant principal at Columbia High School…
Columbia projects in the works
Columbia will be experiencing a wide variety of revitalization projects over the next few years, including construction of several residential complexes near Old State Route 3 and Columbia Lakes Drive,…
WPD chief retiring
Waterloo Police Chief Mike Douglas has announced his retirement after just more than two years in the position and nearly 30 years in local law enforcement. “It has truly been…
Police Blotter | 6/19/19
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…
VHS grad dies in motorcycle crash
A Monroe County native and former officer in the Belleville Police Department died Monday morning following a motorcycle crash on Interstate 64 in East St. Louis. Media outlets reported that…
FCB acquires Columbia National Bank
FCB Banks announced Tuesday that it has acquired Columbia National Bank. The combined organization will continue to serve customers from all current locations of FCB Banks and CNB, according to a…
Moving truck strikes Columbia home
Emergency personnel responded about 9 a.m. Sunday after a real estate moving truck driven by Stephen Toolen, 70, of Columbia, struck the corner of a residence at 9 Spring Lake…
Columbia man guilty of sex abuse
A Columbia man was found guilty Friday of one count of criminal sexual abuse of a young girl following a jury trial in Monroe County. The jury deliberated for seven…
Car strikes home, 3 injured
A car struck a residence in a Columbia subdivision early Saturday morning, resulting in three injuries. The male driver of the 2019 Tesla, Alexander P. Gierer, 21, of Arnold, Mo.,…
Downed power pole near New Hanover
The Waterloo Fire Department responded about 9:30 a.m. Saturday to a power pole down in the 2600 block of Oak Ridge Road near New Hanover. Firefighters stayed on scene until…