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Park Street closure begins April 15

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced this week that Route 156/Park Street east of Route 3 in Waterloo will be closed to traffic beginning April 15 as part of the…

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Rollover crash near J.B. Bridge

Columbia fire and EMS personnel assisted Mehlville, Mo., emergency responders following a rollover crash reported on I-255 eastbound at the J.B. Bridge about 5:30 p.m Monday. There were no injuries…

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Crash in Valmeyer

Emergency personnel responded about 4:15 p.m. Monday to a single car crash on Woodland Ridge in Valmeyer. The female driver was not injured, but the vehicle she was driving nearly…

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Motorcycle crash south of Waterloo

Waterloo Fire Department and Monroe County EMS responded about 2:35 p.m. Sunday to a motorcycle crash with injury in the 5300 block of Route 3 near KK Road.

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Bulldogs edge Eagles in walk-off thriller

In a rematch of last year’s thrilling regional final won by Waterloo in walk-off fashion, the Bulldogs did it again to their cross-county rival on Friday. After watching Columbia take…

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Crash at Park Street and Route 3

A two-vehicle crash at Route 3 and Park Street tied up traffic Friday afternoon just before 5 p.m. Waterloo police and fire departments, along with Monroe County EMS, responded to…

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Former Waterloo resident guilty of federal gun charge

A former Waterloo resident entered a guilty plea in federal court this week on a firearms possession charge. Joshua J. Doty, 28, of Marissa, pled guilty to possession of a…

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Girls soccer squads settling in this spring

The Waterloo and Columbia girls soccer squads renewed their cross-county high school rivalry with a match on Monday night at Waterloo High School. The two squads battled to a scoreless…

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Training helps CCSI prepare for the worst

Active shooter incidents at schools, movie theaters and shopping malls have become frequent enough incidents in this country that training to respond to them is more prudent now than ever.…

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Langhans leaving Columbia with lasting memories

For 56 years, Ron Langhans has been serving the Columbia community. Whether as the owner of Ron’s Pharmacy — now Khoury Pharmacy — or as a school board member for…

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