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Rollover crash on Ames Road

 The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department, Monroe County EMS and Red Bud Fire Department responded shortly after 10 a.m. Saturday to a vehicle rollover crash in the area of 3014 Ames…

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Friday crash on I-255 in Columbia

Emergency personnel responded shortly after 5 p.m. Friday to a vehicle crash on I-255 westbound at milepost 6.5 on the curve near the Columbia exit. Injuries were believed to be…

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Minor crash in Columbia

Emergency personnel responded shortly after 1:50 p.m. Friday to the area of Route 158 at northbound Route 3 in Columbia after a blue car driven by a male reportedly spun…

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Wednesday crash in Waterloo

No serious injuries were reported after two Chevy Equinoxes collided at the intersection of North Market Street and Bradford Lane in Waterloo outside the Schnucks parking lot shortly after 11:20…

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VHS student barreling toward equestrian career

Kendra Goldschmidt is turning her passion for barrel racing into a potential career.  Kendra, now a senior at Valmeyer High School, started riding horses as a tween while spending time…

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Heine retires from Safety Town

In May 2005, the Columbia Police Department sent Karla Heine to O’Fallon, Mo., to learn about a program  used nationwide to teach children about a wide variety of safety issues. …

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HSS hosts inaugural gala

Guests streamed in through the double doors. Laughter rang out across the ballroom. People browsed items up for auction.  All this and more happened when Human Support Services hosted its…

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Early wheat harvest puts beans ahead of schedule

The winter wheat across Monroe County has been pushed to maturity and energetic harvesting by the heat that descended in May following an unseasonably cold April. The wheat harvest is…

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Oak Hill veterans take virtual honor flight

Within moments of the program beginning, a hush fell over the room as chaplain Ron Chase was pushed up toward the front of the room in his wheelchair.  When he…

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