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Tuesday crash in Waterloo
Waterloo police and Monroe County EMS responded Tuesday at 6:40 p.m. to a report of a silver Chevy Venture striking a tree in front of a home on Richard Street.…
I-255 lane closure Wednesday
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced the southbound left lane of I-255 at milepost 12.8 south of Cahokia in St. Clair County will be closed from 9 a.m. to 3…
Fire, mud and steel: demo derby night in Monroe County
The Monroe County Fair Demo Derby got off to a blazing start Friday night and continued with some heavy hitting before limping to the finish. A capacity crowd witnessed a…
Figure 8 race wows crowd
Thousands of spectators flocked to the Monroe County Fair on Wednesday night to witness this year’s Figure 8 race, which served as a tasty appetizer for the always popular auto…
Vehicle fire on Country Club Lane
The Waterloo Fire Department responded shortly before 3:20 p.m. Wednesday to a fully engulfed vehicle fire at 896 Country Club Lane. That is the same address that had a destructive…
New I-255 exit gets $33M
The Illinois General Assembly passed a $45 billion capital plan earlier this year and some of that money will be coming to this area. Although the state is still determining…
Data: 7M pills sent to county
According to newly released information from the Drug Enforcement Administration, almost 7 million prescription pain pills were shipped to Monroe County over a seven-year period. That comes from a newly…
New asst. principal, SRO in Columbia
The Columbia school district will have two high-profile new faces after Thursday’s school board meeting. The board hired a new assistant principal for Columbia High School and met the district’s…
Lost court fines being sought
cuit Clerk Lisa Fallon settled into her newly elected position in late 2016, she assumed responsibility for managing a mountain of court transaction records. Included was a largely undefined roster…
Bud Light Brigade: Making music since 1985
A few weeks before the 1985 Valmeyer Mid-Summer Celebration, the village was having a familiar problem: finding a band to perform in the parade. It was always a challenge, with…