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Waterloo woman wins Powerball prize

Waterloo resident Jackie Pleimann won a $50,000 Powerball prize on Saturday night when her Quick Pick ticket matched four numbers plus the Powerball number, the Illinois Lottery announced Tuesday. She…

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Brush fire near Renault

The Maeystown and Prairie du Rocher fire departments responded shortly after 5 p.m. Monday to a brush fire reported on Kaskaskia Road near South Fork Road in Renault that was…

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Brush fire near Triple Lakes Road

The Columbia, Millstadt and Dupo fire departments responded at about 1:30 p.m. Monday to a brush fire that apparently spread to a shed and a wooded area in the 2000…

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Fire destroys vacant rural Waterloo farm house

The Waterloo, Maeystown, Valmeyer and Columbia fire departments responded along with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department and Monroe County EMS to a fully engulfed farm house at 3731 Clover Dell…

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Argus, Umscheid place at state bowling tourney

Two local high school bowlers placed in the top 25 in the state during Saturday’s IHSA state bowling tournament in Rockford. Dupo High School senior Courtney Argus rolled a 244…

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Saturday crash in Columbia

Columbia police, fire and EMS responded about 11 a.m. Saturday to a multi-vehicle crash at the intersection of Route 3 at Veterans Parkway with road blockage. One of the vehicles…

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Large shed fire in rural Columbia

The Columbia, Millstadt and Waterloo fire departments responded shortly after 2 a.m. Saturday to a fully engulfed pole shed fire at 1565 Centerville Road. Flames were shooting through the roof…

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Three-vehicle crash on I-255 at Route 3

Traffic was slightly slowed approaching the scene of a three-vehicle crash on eastbound I-255 at the southbound Route 3 exit. Columbia police and fire responded to the scene. An ambulance…

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Dry conditions create fire danger

Area fire departments responded to a flurry of calls Friday due to outdoor burning in less-than-ideal conditions. Columbia Fire Department was called at 2 p.m. Friday to assist the Prairie…

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Walmart theft suspect speeds away

Police responded to the theft of a television from the Waterloo Walmart shortly after 6 p.m. Thursday. The suspect was described as a black male wearing a red Chicago Bulls…

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