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Three-vehicle crash in Waterloo

Waterloo police and Monroe County EMS responded just before 2 p.m., Wednesday, to a three-vehicle crash at Route 3 and Park Street. No injuries were reported. The vehicles involved were…

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WHS receives donated bus for extracurricular travel

Waterloo High School recently received a generous donation: a new bus. “The bus will be used to transport both girls and boys to extracurricular events and may also be used…

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County board OKs new levee repair bond

The Monroe County Board on Tuesday approved a request by the Southwestern Illinois Flood Prevention District for the next step in restoring levee protection in Madison, St. Clair and Monroe…

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Drug arrest made in county

A Columbia man was arrested and sentenced last week for possession of LSD. Court information states that on Sept. 2, Luc Allen Latinette, 19, of Columbia, was arrested on two…

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Major changes coming to credit cards

Decades ago, people paid for purchases with cash or by writing checks.  Today, cash is used only for small purchases, and it is almost impossible to find someone under the…

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Songs4Soldiers concert continues to grow

The third annual Songs4Soldiers benefit concert takes place Saturday afternoon at a new venue: Bolm-Schuhkraft City Park in Columbia. A suggested donation of $10 is asked for admission when the…

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Relay For Life connects community in cancer fight

Most everyone is touched by the tragedy of cancer at some point. Some have faced it head-on themselves. Others have  lost a family member, co-worker, classmate or best friend. Gibault…

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Well-rounded men | Marks Remarks

Most men will agree with me: when something breaks, something else breaks. In the course of a week, our air conditioner stopped working, the ceiling fan stopped working and two…

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Police Blotter | 9/2/2015

(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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One vehicle crash near Columbia

Emergency personnel responded about 3 p.m. Tuesday to a single-vehicle crash with minor injury reported in the area of 748 D Road at Croatia Drive near Columbia. The 16-year-old female…

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