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Rohwedder ready to serve Waterloo Chamber
The Waterloo Chamber of Commerce welcomed a fresh face into its executive director position this week, and she looks forward to the excitement of the new opportunity. Roberta Rohwedder, 28,…
ROE advocates for safer schools
Seeing the myriad of issues schoolchildren continue to face, Monroe-Randolph regional superintendent Kelton Davis is getting in on the ground floor to provide safer learning environments in the region. The…
Sun Basket shines in Valmeyer bluffs
Gov. Bruce Rauner’s message reverberated through the underground Rock City development in Valmeyer during Thursday’s grand opening of one of the largest employers in Monroe County. “You guys are what…
Police Blotter | 5/9/2018
(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…
Felony firearms arrest in Waterloo
With assistance from Columbia police and the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department, the Waterloo Police Department arrested Mitchell P. Runzo, 21, of Waterloo, and Aden C. Kantor, 20, of Goreville on Thursday…
Evening storms wreak havoc
As a storm pushed through the area Monday evening from about 6:45-7:45 p.m., emergency services dealt with several calls due to high winds that accompanied the cloudbursts. At 6:45 p.m.,…
Early morning crash in Columbia
A 46-year-old Missouri woman was injured in an early Monday morning rollover crash on Route 3 in Columbia. Police said a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado driven by Cindy Mankin of St.…
Injury rollover crash on I-255
Columbia police, fire and EMS responded along with Illinois State Police shortly before 5 p.m. Sunday to a vehicle rollover crash with injuries on I-255 northbound at the curve near…
Fatal rollover crash on I-255
Columbia police, fire and EMS responded along with Illinois State Police about 10:15 p.m. Friday to a vehicle rollover crash on I-255 eastbound near the Jefferson Barracks Bridge. The vehicle…
Gas line struck on Columbia’s Main Street
A Friday afternoon gas leak resulted in the shutdown of multiple businesses and the evacuation of several buildings in downtown Columbia. Fortunately, no injuries were reported. “Luckily, nothing blew up,”…