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Golf teams set to tee off in county tourney
Monroe County is loaded with golf talent, and local high school teams are putting those skills on display to start the season. The Columbia, Gibault, Waterloo and Valmeyer boys golf…
Building hope for the people of Nepal
Two men from Nepal are visiting the area to spread awareness of their country’s dire situation and meet locals who are helping to change things for the better. “Nepal is…
Mounds project progressing
As efforts to turn the Cahokia Mounds into a national park unit continue, independent consultant Suzanne Kutterer-Siburt presented progress and plans for the initiative Thursday at the Monroe County History…
CHS senior graduates from Army boot camp
Morgan Hutchinson had a busy summer. While her friends worked and played, Morgan participated in the U.S. Army split training option, which means she spent the summer before her senior…
Local high schools score well on ACT
The state’s average composite ACT score for 2016 graduates came out to 20.8 — about one point lower than Monroe County schools — as schools move to SAT testing for…
Police Blotter | 8/24/2016
(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…
Rain-covered roads result in multiple crashes
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department responded with Monroe County EMS about 3:15 p.m. Tuesday to a two-vehicle crash at Route 3 and just north of Kaskaskia Road. Both vehicles, a…
WPD investigating Fast Stop wallet theft
A Waterloo Police Department representative reports investigators have determined the name of a man suspected of stealing a wallet from a woman’s car parked at Fast Stop Tuesday morning. The…
Vehicle crash east of Waterloo
A 16-year-old female from Waterloo who was involved in a single-car crash about 3:15 p.m. Monday on Konarcik Road at Kopp Road was airlifted to Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital. The…
Residential burglary in Columbia
The Columbia Police Department requested an Illinois State Police crime scene unit to assist in investigating a residential burglary reported in the 600 block of North Main Street about 11:45…