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CHS parents want better communication following threat
A number of parents have criticized the Columbia School District’s efforts to keep their children safe following its response to an alleged threat from a Columbia High School student, in…
Columbia keeps Route 3 dialogue moving
Representatives of the Facebook group “Citizens Demanding Change on Illinois Route 3, Columbia, Illinois” addressed the Columbia City Council, Columbia Police Chief Jerry Paul and Monroe County Sheriff Neal Rohlfing…
Gibault grad finds success in acting
Gibault Catholic High School alumna Hannah (Lundy) Connell may not have the level of fame that Michael Weatherly or Ellie Kemper are enjoying. But the 25-year-old Bloomfield, N.J., actor has…
Bieber found guilty of dealing meth
A Waterloo man was found guilty on all three counts related to the delivery of methamphetamine during a jury trial held this week at the Monroe County Courthouse. Following just…
Police Blotter | 3/28/2018
(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…
Coleman petitions for new trial
A murder case that captivated the entire region and brought national attention to Monroe County seems like ages ago. But the central figure in that case has had nothing but…
Tuesday morning crash near Hecker
The Hecker Fire Department assisted Illinois State Police and Millstadt EMS personnel in responding to a single vehicle crash on Route 159 at Route 156 near Nu-Deal Oil in rural…
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…
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…
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…