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Friends partner in Columbia business venture

Three young men are breathing new life into the miniature golf course on the J.B. Golf Tee campus at 2400 Ramsey Road in Columbia. Brothers Chase and Logan Taake and…

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Waterloo school staff, students have heart

As with every other year, Renee Ades of the American Heart Association stood before the Waterloo School Board Monday night to recognize students and staff for their recent fundraising efforts. …

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IDOT plans to improve Columbia traffic safety

A much-anticipated meeting between Columbia and Illinois Department of Transportation officials yielded a plan to increase safety on the Route 3 corridor through the city. The suggestions to improve compliance…

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Memorial Day services set

This year’s Memorial Day services in and around Monroe County will remember those who died in the service of protecting our country. In Waterloo, the program begins at 11 a.m.…

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Wolf pens autobiography

Harry Wolf is known today for the 73 years — and counting — he’s been entertaining around the country and across the ocean in the Waterloo German Band.  Thanks to…

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Police Blotter | 5/16/2018

(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…

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Driver sustains medical emergency in Columbia

Columbia police, fire and EMS responded about 11:10 a.m. Tuesday to what was reported as a single vehicle crash on Admiral Parkway (Route 3) at Veterans Parkway. Police said a…

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Franke arrested just days after release

A 19-year-old Columbia man who was placed on probation last week and ordered to wear an electronic monitoring device that prevents him from contact with victims he had stalked was…

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ATM skimmers found at Scott Credit Union in Waterloo, Millstadt

The Waterloo and Millstadt police departments alerted residents over the weekend to the discovery of fraudulent card skimming devices on ATM machines at Scott Credit Union locations in their towns.…

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GIRLS SOCCER: ‘Dogs win regional; Eagles stunned in OT

In a rainy Friday evening for postseason girls soccer action, Waterloo trudged on while Columbia ended its season in heartbreak. The Bulldogs bested Rochester in the Class 2A Bethalto Regional,…

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