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Monroe County road projects set to start
The Monroe County Highway Department announced three upcoming road projects beginning next week. The replacement of a culvert on Baum Road at the bypass just north of the Maeystown fire…
SWIC-Red Bud expansion to break ground
Southwestern Illinois College recently announced the expansion of career technology education programming to its Red Bud campus and construction of a new 7,800 square foot facility. Construction will officially begin…
Real Estate Transactions | May 5-9, 2025
The location of real estate transactions with only the parcel number listed may be viewed be entering the number on the Monroe County GIS website ‘Parcel Viewer.’ All transactions may…
Vehicle flees police in Columbia
Police are investigating after a vehicle sped away from an officer in Columbia and fled into Missouri early Monday morning. Columbia police said that at about 12:50 a.m., an officer…
Monday crash in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded about 7:25 a.m. Monday to a two-vehicle crash on Route 3 southbound at North Main Street/Sand Bank Road in Columbia. No injuries were reported in the incident,…
Sunday crash in Waterloo
Emergency personnel responded about 11:30 a.m. Sunday to a two-vehicle crash in the 800 block of Floraville Road near Grand Prairie Drive in Waterloo. Responding agencies included the Waterloo Fire…
Sunday crash near New Athens
The Hecker Fire Department responded shortly before 11:10 a.m. Sunday along with police and EMS personnel to a single-vehicle crash with possible injuries in the 6400 block of Route 156…
Storm-related calls on Friday
The Columbia Fire Department joined other local agencies in responding to various calls as a storm rolled into the area about 2:30 p.m. Friday. The first call came in about…
Drug overdose call near Hecker
Emergency personnel responded shortly before 12:30 p.m. Friday to a male subject in his 30s that was reported to possibly be overdosing on unknown pills in the 5900 block of…
Vehicle fire in Waterloo
The Waterloo fire and police departments responded just after 11 p.m. Thursday for a report of a car on fire in the 500 block of Park Street. A white, newer-model…