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Waterloo man dies in tree-cutting accident near Valmeyer
A Waterloo man died while cutting trees north of Valmeyer on Monday afternoon. Monroe County Coroner Vicki Koerber on Tuesday identified the victim as Conrad Pete, 46, of Waterloo. Funeral…
Motorcycle crash on Bluff Road
Emergency personnel responded about 3 p.m. Sunday to a motorcycle crash in the area of Bluff Road at G Road near Renault in southern Monroe County. The driver of a…
Motorcycle crash south of Waterloo
A Belleville man was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash early Sunday afternoon south of Waterloo. Emergency personnel responded shortly after 1:30 p.m. to the area of 4375 JJ Road.…
Motorcycle crash near Columbia
Emergency personnel responded shortly after 7:30 p.m. Saturday to the report of a motorcycle crash involving a deer with possible injuries on Route 3 just north of the YMCA near…
Cannabis plants found in county corn field
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department reported on Saturday that three large cannabis plants were seized from a “grow site” discovered in a corn field located in the area of Maeystown…
Big Wins for Local Football Squads
If it’s a Friday night in September, then it is time for high school football. Two local teams came out ready to play, posting big wins. Columbia tops Dupo Columbia…
Vehicle crash by YMCA
Emergency personnel responded late Friday afternoon to a two-vehicle crash on Route 3 northbound near the Monroe County YMCA, south of Columbia. The Columbia Fire Department and Columbia EMS were…
Semi-truck fire near Red Bud
The Red Bud Fire Department responded Friday at about 2:45 p.m., to a report of the cab of a semi-truck on fire with flames showing at 7535 LL Road in…
Road work on Route 158 to begin Sept. 14
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced road work will begin Monday, Sept. 14, on both directions of Route 158 from Route 3 in Columbia to Route 15 in Belleville, weather…
Three-vehicle crash in Waterloo
Waterloo police and Monroe County EMS responded just before 2 p.m., Wednesday, to a three-vehicle crash at Route 3 and Park Street. No injuries were reported. The vehicles involved were…