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Police Blotter | 8/15/2018
(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…
Red Bud pharmacist pleads guilty to fraud charges
Steven P. Gibson, 29, pharmacist and owner of Gibson’s Discount Drugs in Red Bud, pleaded guilty in federal court Aug. 14 to charges he engaged in a scheme to defraud health care…
Injury crash on Route 3 in Columbia
A two-vehicle crash occurred shortly after 6:30 p.m. Monday on Route 3 at Carl Street in Columbia. Police said a 2008 Hyundai Tiburon driven by Tyler Thompson, 19, of Columbia,…
Vehicle strikes mobile home near Tipton
The Waterloo Fire Department and Monroe County Sheriff’s Department responded shortly after 5 a.m. Monday to a report that a vehicle struck a mobile home at 5506 LL Road near…
ATV crash near Fults
A young woman was injured in a crash involving multiple ATVs in the area of 2700 Grant Road in Fults on Saturday afternoon. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department said several…
ATV crash near Prairie du Rocher
Emergency personnel responded shortly after 10:05 a.m. Sunday to an injury ATV crash in the area of 6200 VV Road west of Ames Road near Prairie du Rocher. The crash…
Friday crash in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded about 2:45 p.m. Friday to a two-vehicle crash with minor injury on Palmer Road at Ghent Road in Columbia. Columbia police, fire department and EMS personnel responded…
Waterloo native canoeing for a cause
Erik Elsea grew up in Monroe County and always dreamed of canoeing the entire Mississippi River. He remembers sandbagging against the Mississippi during the Flood of 1993. “Flooding remains the…
Waterloo trail connector stalled
A joint trail connector project between Waterloo and Monroe County has stalled due to lack of funding. The county and city sought to fund the North Waterloo Trail Connector through…
Monroe County Farmers Market turns 30
In the spring of 1988, Tony Roider owned a shop at 124 W. Mill Street in Waterloo. Since he owned that shop, Roider had vendors come in and sell him…