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IDOT drops Gateway Connector project
The Illinois Department of Transportation has issued a notice abolishing the proposed Gateway Connector as a protected corridor, it was learned this week. A publication of this notice will appear…
Raging Bulldogs one win away from title
The Freeburg-Waterloo Raging Bulldogs won the first game of a best-of-three series Thursday night against O’Fallon in a clash for the Mississippi Valley Club Hockey Association championship. “Overall it was…
Columbia woman fights through breast cancer
Paula Hutchinson is a fighter. Known at Helping Strays as the organization’s president, the 49-year-old Columbia woman continues to show excitement for activities and fundraisers taking place through the shelter.…
State Bank building Columbia branch
State Bank of Waterloo has applied to the FDIC for permission to open a branch in Columbia. The step is a formality, according to bank president and CEO Kevin Day,…
Twists and turns drive assistant state’s attorney on new path
Recently appointed Monroe County Assistant State’s Attorney Ryan Martin feels right at home. Although he was born in Cahokia, his family moved to Columbia when he was 3. Much of…
Extension director honored for 40 years
Pam Jacobs’ 40 years of dedication to the University of Illinois Extension is unmatched. Serving about 19 years as the Monroe County extension director and another six as the director…
Police Blotter | 2/8/2017
(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…
Fire destroys shed in Hecker
The Hecker and Red Bud fire departments responded about 11:30 a.m. Tuesday to a fully engulfed shed in the alley behind 220 E. Monroe Street in Hecker. The estimated 20-by-30-foot…
Weekend fire calls for WFD
The Waterloo Fire Department responded to two fire calls over the weekend that were controlled burns that got away from the property owners due to high winds and dry conditions.…
CFD assists with large brush fire near Sauget
The Columbia Fire Department assisted several departments in battling a large brush fire Sunday afternoon behind the chemical plant in Sauget, which spread from the area of Route 3 and…