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Ice Eagles, Raging ‘Dogs to meet in playoffs again

A hockey rivalry that has gained steam over the past couple of seasons should reach a fever pitch over the next week with the Columbia Ice Eagles and Freeburg-Waterloo Raging…

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Valmeyer’s rich sports history celebrated in style

The past met the present Friday night in the Valmeyer High School gym, as generations of Pirates fans gathered for the inaugural VHS Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Four…

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Maeystown still tackling water issues

As residents of Flint, Mich., continue to deal with the effects of a poorly managed water contamination crisis that has allowed lead to leach into the city’s drinking water for…

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Early growth, Lincoln visit follow county’s founding

This is the second in a monthly series looking back on Monroe County as part of its Bicentennial celebration in 2016. We previously wrote about events from the arrival of…

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Police Blotter | 1/27/2016

(Editor’s note: All 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…

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Waterloo woman dies in crash near Red Bud

A Waterloo woman is being remembered for possessing strong family values following a Sunday night crash near Red Bud that claimed her life and injured her husband and children. The…

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Waterloo, Columbia cheerleaders advance to state

The Columbia and Waterloo high school varsity cheerleading squads both advanced to next weekend’s IHSA state competitive cheerleading meet by virtue of impressive performances at Saturday’s sectional meet at Triad…

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Missouri taxi driver gets 5 years for fatal 2014 crash

A taxi driver from Missouri who was traveling in the wrong direction while drunk when his cab was involved in a July 2014 crash that resulted in the death of…

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Police involved in high-speed chase into Missouri

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department is working with area police agencies to track down a subject who may have had plans to rob the Taco Bell in Columbia on Friday…

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Woman gets probation for Quick Cash robbery

A Red Bud woman was sentenced this week to probation and community service for the robbery of the Quick Cash store in Waterloo last January. Mallary B. Jarrett, 29, of…

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