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Season ends in heartbreak for Raging Bulldogs
The Freeburg-Waterloo Raging Bulldogs were just one win away from claiming this year’s Mississippi Valley Club Hockey Association Class 2A title after defeating O’Fallon on Thursday night. But the ‘Dogs…
Family is main ingredient in sausage making process
There’s both an art and science that go into making tasty sausage, and it requires no small amount of manpower. All three ingredients come together in a Matzenbacher family tradition…
Support pours in for new MCSD police dog
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department’s K-9 program began in 1996 when Dyk joined as deputy Bob Young’s partner. It continued — and blossomed — when Sari joined as Jim Lansing’s…
Flu causing students to bug out
Local school officials are noticing more student absences attributed to the flu or flu-like symptoms recently, leading to more cautious behaviors among teachers and administration. Columbia school superintendent Dr. Gina…
Police Blotter | 2/22/2017
(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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…