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Wiegand ends long career of road care

The rural roads of eastern Monroe County have been the life and livelihood of recently retired Road District 1 Commissioner Marvin Wiegand for most of his adult life. While he…

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Waterloo talks water

Water was the theme of Monday’s city council meeting in Waterloo — for both business and pleasure. Aldermen approved a consulting agreement between the city and Brubaker & Associates  to…

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Police Blotter | 6/14/2017

(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…

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Motorcycle crash near Columbia

Emergency personnel responded about 6 a.m. to a motorcycle crash on Bluffside Road at Bremser Road near Columbia. The driver of a Harley-Davidson, 24-year-old Joseph Arendell, was transported to St.…

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Fire at townhouse in Columbia

The Columbia Fire Department responded about 8:30 p.m. Monday to a fire at a townhouse on Pinehurst Court. No injuries were reported in the blaze. Smoke and some flames were…

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Fatal crash in Sauget

A Millstadt man died in a head-on crash Thursday night in Sauget. Sauget police said the crash occurred about 8:40 p.m. in the 3100 block of Mississippi Avenue (Route 3).…

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Waterloo FFA repeats as top chapter in state

The Waterloo FFA made it back-to-back state titles at the Illinois FFA State Convention in Springfield on Thursday. The chapter was named tops in the state for a second straight…

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Injury crash on I-255 near Dupo

Columbia and Dupo emergency personnel assisted Illinois State Police in responding about 3:15 p.m. Thursday to a vehicle crash with serious injury and extrication on I-255 northbound near Dupo. An…

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Virginia shooting hits close to home

Authorities identified James T. Hodgkinson, 66, of Belleville, as the suspect in the tragic Wednesday morning shooting in Alexandria, Va., that injured the U.S. House majority leader and others. The…

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CHS grad selected in MLB draft

A 2014 Columbia High School graduate was selected in the fifth round of the Major League Baseball draft on Tuesday following a sensational spring on the mound for Webster University.…

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