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Injury crash on Route 3 in Columbia
Columbia police, fire and EMS responded about 11:50 a.m. Friday to a two-vehicle crash on southbound Route 3 at Valmeyer Road near Columbia Middle School with injuries, road blockage and…
Crash on Route 158 ramp in Columbia
Columbia police, fire and EMS responded about 10:15 p.m. Thursday to a single-vehicle crash on the Route 158 northbound ramp onto Route 3. The driver of a 2006 Chevrolet HHR,…
Failed escape attempt results in drug charges
A 20-year-old St. Louis man in possession of multiple illegal drugs is facing felony charges along with three other men after attempting to speed away from a Tuesday night traffic…
‘Dogs down Dupo; Eagles drop first game
Three local high school softball teams are off to winning starts, while two others are just fighting to stay afloat entering the Easter holiday. In a battle of two solid…
MCEDC hosts inaugural annual meeting
A brisk wind from the west greeted many of the approximately 100 attendees of the first annual meeting of the Monroe County Illinois Economic Development Corporation as they walked out…
Local scout heralded as life-saver
Waterloo Boy Scout Sam Thomas traveled to Galena last winter for a ski trip with some of the kids and scout leaders in his troop. As with most kids his…
Doctors evaluating Lockett’s sanity
One year ago this week, the Dupo community lost beloved 4-year-old Emily Rose Perrin to suffocation. Emily’s mother, Mary B. Lockett, was arrested shortly after the incident and charged with…
Waterloo, Millstadt boil order lifted
A boil order issued Monday for Waterloo and Millstadt after a water main break in the Illinois American Water line system has been cancelled. “We just got word it’s been…
Police Blotter | 4/05/2017
(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…
Several charged with conspiracy to distribute meth
Seven suspects — six from Randolph County and one from Missouri — were charged recently in federal court with methamphetamine offenses. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department and Monroe County State’s Attorney’s…