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Crash on I-255
Traffic was restricted to one lane on eastbound I-255 as Columbia police and fire personnel assisted Illinois State Police with a two-vehicle crash just east of the JB Bridge on…
Fire call in rural Dupo
The Columbia Fire Department assisted the Dupo, Prairie du Pont and Cahokia fire departments in responding to a storage trailer fire reported in the 900 block of Sugarloaf Hill Road…
Crash on Route 3 at U-Gas in Waterloo
Waterloo police and fire personnel joined the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department and Monroe County EMS in responding about 3:30 p.m. Thursday to a three-vehicle crash with injuries on Route 3…
Structure fire in Dupo
Columbia Fire Department personnel assisted Dupo, Prairie du Pont and Cahokia firefighters with a structure fire in the 200 block of Stone Street in Dupo shortly after 8 p.m. Wednesday.…
Hawks win hoops Battle of Waterloo, 61-53
The Gibault basketball team won its 10th straight game Tuesday night, toppling cross-town rival Waterloo in a hard-fought contest at WHS that moved legendary coach Dennis Rueter to the brink…
Girls bowlers advance to sectional
The postseason is underway for high school girls bowling, and six locals struck it big in regional play over the weekend to advance to the sectional round. The Waterloo High…
Transition program breeds job readiness
Waterloo High School special education teacher Kristen Goeddel is excited about the progress her students are making in the school’s transition program. Similar to the Columbia High School transition program,…
Waterloo family to appear on Family Feud
The Shaffer family will bring new meaning to the name Family Feud when they appear on the classic TV game show on Friday, Feb. 17. “All they kept telling us…
‘Buy a Heart, Save a Heart’ at Helping Strays
Helping Strays volunteer Mary Potts initiated a unique Valentines Day fundraiser, hoping the community’s hearts would go out to some of the neediest animals in the shelter. “It’s taking off…
Main Street Abbey plan OK’d
The Columbia City Council gave the green light on Monday to Gregg Crawford’s Main Street Abbey Re-Development Plan, making the project officially a go. “He has the ability to start…