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New hire, road work in Columbia

Changes are afoot in Columbia, as a new director of community development is added to the City Hall roll and the long-planned realignment of Gall Road at Route 3 and…

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In memory of Max: dodgeball league raises $5,000

Earlier this summer, friends of a fallen Waterloo High School classmate created a dodgeball league to honor their friend and raise money for the Max Paul Memorial Scholarship. In February,…

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Johnson an unsung hero of German Band

It has been said that behind every great man there is a great woman.  That is certainly the case for Waterloo German Band leader  Harry Wolf, whose longtime companion Barbara…

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Police Blotter | 7/4/2018

(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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Early morning fire destroys Columbia home

The Columbia Fire Department responded about 2 a.m. Tuesday to a structure fire at 105 Lookout Drive. The Millstadt Fire Department and Columbia police and EMS provided assistance at the…

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Counterfeit $20 bills passed in Columbia

Columbia police said counterfeit $20 bills were passed at two businesses in Columbia Center on Sunday evening. Police are urging local businesses to check their currency in case more such…

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Successful search for subject near J.B. Bridge

Multiple police, fire and emergency agencies searched for a male subject in the wooded area along the Mississippi River in the vicinity of the Jefferson Barracks Bridge off I-255 in…

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Injury crash on I-255

The female passenger of a motorcycle sustained massive head trauma during a four-vehicle crash on I-255 northbound just north of Dupo in St. Clair County on July 4. Illinois State…

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Thursday crash on Maeystown Road

Emergency personnel responded shortly after 11:40 a.m. Thursday to a single-vehicle crash with possible injury on Maeystown Road about three-fourths of a mile east of Bluff Road. The vehicle struck…

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Serious injury crash near Red Bud

Emergency personnel responded shortly after 10:40 p.m. July 4 to a serious multi-vehicle crash with injuries on Route 3 near J Road about three miles north of Red Bud in…

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