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Police pursuit through county ends near Maeystown
Shortly before 9:30 a.m. Sunday, local police agencies attempted to pull over a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed and swerving all over the roadway southbound on Route…
Crash on Faust Road
Monroe County EMS and the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department responded about 12:20 p.m. Saturday to a vehicle crash in the area of Blackjack Road and Faust Road at the county…
Bicyclist struck by car on Route 156
Monroe County EMS and the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department responded shortly before 10 a.m. Saturday to the report of a bicyclist struck by a car on Route 156 near Deer…
Bulldogs, Eagles win on the road
The Waterloo Bulldogs and Columbia Eagles were both road warriors Friday night, picking up impressive conference football wins away from home. Waterloo evened its season record to 3-3 with a…
Rollover crash on Steppig Road
Emergency personnel responded about 11:30 p.m. Friday to a rollover crash with injury on Steppig Road near Gall Road in Columbia. Initial reports indicate the vehicle struck an Ameren utility…
WFD responds to brush fire
The Waterloo Fire Department responded about 3:35 p.m. Friday to the report of an out-of-control brush fire in the backyard of 6005 LL Road.
Friday morning crash in Columbia
Columbia police, fire department and EMS personnel responded about 8:20 a.m. Friday to a two-vehicle crash with injury on Route 3 northbound at North Main Street. Morning rush hour traffic…
House explosion near Burksville
The Waterloo Fire Department responded about 10:40 a.m. Friday to the report of a house explosion and structure fire in the 5300 area of Lemen Road off Kaskaskia Road near…
Dutch woman calls Monroe County home
By Debbie Ruggeri For the Republic-Times Monroe County has been home to Gea Pierce for 34 years. Pierce said, and in the middle of a sunset, in the middle of…
Mini Mozarts instills early passion for music
Three little ones gathered in a circle around teacher Suzanne Haubein recently as she navigated them to the start of their music lesson. “OK, why don’t we start out with…