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Friday crash in Waterloo
Waterloo police and Monroe County EMS responded about 11 a.m. Friday to a two-car crash at the intersection of South Market Street at Route 156 near Wayne’s One Stop. Injuries…
Local swim teams having fun in the pool
The summer swim season is underway, and local teams are having a splashing good time. The Columbia Hurricanes are swimming, diving and thriving this season. The largest Columbia swim team…
Violence Prevention Center solution a topic of county board
The demise of the local Violence Prevention Center office was a major issue addressed during Tuesday’s meeting of the Monroe County Board. Liz Mudd, who has served with the center…
Friends enjoy antique tractor ride across Nebraska plains
Four hundred and fifty miles. That’s the distance John Meier and Kenny Wild of Waterloo traveled to get from one side of Nebraska to the other. And they did so…
Political campaign sign controversy continues
Tensions were high during Tuesday’s meeting of the Monroe County Board, as local Democratic party leader Jeannine Belt sat down across the table from commissioners and addressed the issue of…
Little Lydia in the fight of her life
Only two months ago, all seemed right with the world in the Josh and Kayla Boyer family. Josh has a dream job as the youth pastor at Hope Christian Church,…
Police Blotter | 6/29/2016
(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…
Fire call south of Waterloo
The Waterloo Fire Department responded shortly before 4:30 p.m. Friday to the area of Kaskaskia Road and Route 3 south of Waterloo for the report of a controlled burn that…
Sex offender charged following Valmeyer incident
A registered sex offender from Madison County was charged with a felony after he apparently stopped inside a Valmeyer daycare center last week to ask for directions. Valmeyer police said…
Illinois lawmakers approve stopgap budget
Thursday marked the end of Illinois’ fiscal year 2016, and citizens anticipated results of a day-long legislative session in Springfield, which finally turned out a stopgap budget. “The stopgap budget…