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Evergreen Pointe growing quickly near Oak Hill
If you haven’t driven past the Oak Hill senior care center recently, you’re in for a surprise next time you do. After weeks of earnest site preparation, excavation, concrete pad…
New Waterloo pool project proposed
About four years after the city’s public pool became a skate park, the Waterloo Piranhas Swim Team hopes to build support for a new public pool in town. Chuck Breitwiser,…
Fast Fitness Boot Camp coming to Waterloo
Valerie Skinner and her husband, Chad, started Fast Fitness Boot Camp in 2011 to give people a unique group workout and fat loss experience. With two locations in Glen Carbon…
What to expect in 2017
Surely, 2017 can’t top the excitement of the Bicentennial year, but Monroe County residents should still keep an eye out for changes and developments in the offing. Here are some…
Police Blotter | 12/28/2016
(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…
Tuesday crashes in Columbia
Columbia police, fire and ambulance personnel responded to two separate crashes late Tuesday morning. At about 10:45 a.m., responders were called to the median at I-255 southbound near the Route…
Columbia crash results in vehicle fire
Fortunately, no injuries were reported following a crash that resulted in a fully engulfed vehicle fire early Saturday evening on South Rapp Avenue at Washington Street in Columbia. Columbia police…
Crash on Route 3 near Route 158
The Columbia Fire Department was paged out to assist police and EMS in responding to a truck rollover crash with possible injuries reported about 2:15 p.m. Friday on Route 3…
Reward offered in jewelry store burglary
A $2,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest in connection with the Dec. 20 smash-and-grab burglary at JSR Jewelry in Waterloo. Waterloo police were dispatched at…
Ex-wife of former CPD chief drops suit against school district
The ex-wife of Columbia’s former police chief has dismissed her federal lawsuit against the Columbia school district. Carla Edwards, who in November was awarded a $150,000 settlement from the city…