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Two Bulldogs make all-state baseball team
The Waterloo High School baseball team had two players from its successful 2016 campaign just named to the Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association Class 3A All-State Team. Jordan McFarland…
Columbia police report vehicle break-ins
The Columbia Police Department is asking the community for assistance in solving a new rash of vehicle “smash-and-grabs” in town over recent days. As of Friday, there have been three…
Multiple agencies battle Dupo fire
Multiple area fire departments responded about 11:30 a.m. Wednesday to a two-story apartment complex fire at 406 Lindemann Avenue in Dupo. While Dupo, Prairie du Pont, Columbia, Cahokia, Millstadt and…
Valmeyer man always knows the score
Valmeyer honored one of its most dedicated sports boosters last week, celebrating his more than 55 years of keeping an accurate reflection of games and teams that have helped shape…
Large donation funds Helping Strays kennel
Dieter Mosler of Columbia died last September at age 75, leaving few living relatives but a lasting legacy as an animal lover nonetheless. His $220,000 donation for the new Helping…
County blindsided by cut to Violence Prevention Center
Monroe County Board members and other local officials were shocked to learn of the loss of expected federal funds that support the Violence Prevention Center of Southwestern Illinois office in…
Local barber retiring as last of his kind
The Flood of 1993 washed away a lot of memories, prized possessions and community pride as Old Valmeyer drowned under the crashing waves of the Mississippi River. Thousands of people…
Campaign sign controversy in Monroe County
It’s simple math. The country is five months away from the November elections; there are as many as 10 Illinois political candidates for Monroe County registered voters to choose from;…
Police Blotter | 6/15/2016
(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…
Route 3 project could hit road block
Since construction began on the Route 3 improvement project in Waterloo, residents have kept a watchful eye for its completion. The Illinois Department of Transportation most recently predicted that construction…