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Rash of motorcycle thefts in Monroe County
The Columbia Police Department and Monroe County Sheriff’s Department are investigating a rash of motorcycle thefts reported in the area over the past few days. On Saturday morning, officers investigated…
Girls soccer teams have postseason dreams
Only a couple of matches remain in the regular season for the Waterloo, Gibault and Columbia girls soccer teams, and all have dreams of making deep postseason runs. The girls…
Smiles all around at special needs track meet
Jeanne Goacher lit up with enthusiasm every time she saw more students zip toward the finish line during a special needs track and field event Friday at the Columbia High…
Columbia OKs healthier budget
The Columbia City Council at their second April meeting passed the city’s budget for the 2016-17 fiscal year. “This is the first year since I’ve been here that we’ve had…
Help sought for little Jeremiah
The journey of Jeremiah Williams’ life has been a long and trying one for such a little guy. The 4-year-old Waterloo boy suffered a stroke at birth, resulting in cerebral…
Police Blotter | 4/27/2016
(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…
Maeystown Fruehlingsfest still on despite flooding
The popular annual Fruehlingsfest antique, craft and garden show will take place Sunday despite flooding that occurred Saturday night in Maeystown due to heavy rains. The Maeystown Fire Department was…
Three-vehicle crash in Waterloo
Waterloo police and Monroe County EMS responded at 1 p.m. Saturday to a three-vehicle crash with possible injury on Hamacher Drive near Eagle Court. The vehicles involved were a Dodge…
Single vehicle crash in Columbia
Columbia police, fire and EMS personnel responded shortly after 11 p.m. Friday to a one-vehicle crash reported just east of the rural intersection of Bluffside Road at Columbia Quarry Road.…
Waterloo man facing child porn charges
A rural Waterloo man who was recently arrested in another county for having sex with a minor was charged Thursday in Monroe County Circuit Court on several counts of possessing…