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Gas leak at Columbia Dairy Queen

Columbia Fire Department personnel were joined by police and EMS in responding shortly before 12:20 p.m. Monday to a gas leak reported inside the Columbia Dairy Queen on South Main…

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Shed burglarized near Waterloo

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department responded Wednesday to a report of a shed burglary in the 3400 block of HH Road near Waterloo. Police said the owner of the property…

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Hecker woman comes to aid of elderly couple

A local woman jumped to the aid of two senior citizens whose car burst into flames early Tuesday evening at their home on LL Road near Red Bud. Bernice and…

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WPD getting word out on scams

It starts with a robocall claiming the person on the other end has won a free cruise, or with someone calling an unsuspecting senior citizen pretending to be a grandchild.…

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Eagles win rivalry soccer showdown

In an early season showdown of rival girls soccer teams, Columbia and Waterloo battled each other through the fog and drizzle Monday night on the WHS turf. When it was…

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CEO students pitch business ideas to local sharks

At the Monroe County CEO’s first “Shark Tank” event last Wednesday in the Waterloo High School auditorium, four “sharks” carefully weighed the merits of the various pitches students made.  The…

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Monroe County Health Department relocating

The Monroe County Health Department will relocate later this year from its current office at 901 Illinois Avenue in Waterloo to a large office building at 1312 Jamie Lane, which…

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Esker case closed without charges

A lengthy investigation into the officer-involved shooting death of 53-year-old Edwin “Beanie” Esker during a domestic dispute near Maeystown the evening of July 5 has concluded without charges filed. Police…

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Kuykendall seeks reduction in murder sentence

A status hearing was held last Wednesday morning at the Monroe County Courthouse regarding Jordan Kuykendall, who is serving a 40-year sentence at Menard Correctional Center in Chester for the…

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Semi truck fire on Bluff Road

Columbia Fire Department personnel responded about 10 a.m. Saturday to a fully engulfed semi truck fire on Bluff Road. The truck, which was not pulling a trailer at the time…

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