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Softball tourney returning to Fults
A popular local event, the annual Fults mens softball tournament will be played this year after all. The Hi-Way Motor Company softball team has decided to host this year’s event…
Judge increases Steinheimer’s bond following arrest
A Monroe County judge increased the bond amount for Crystal Steinheimer to $50,000 during a Thursday hearing she could not attend due to her recent hospitalization for an undisclosed medical…
Two teens recovering from injuries in Columbia crash
A young woman was airlifted and a young man transported by ambulance for treatment of injuries sustained in a two-vehicle crash shortly after 9 p.m. Wednesday on Route 3 northbound…
Swim teams wrapping up summer season in style
Area swim teams are wrapping up their summer season, some with conference titles in sight. The Waterloo Piranhas are in the midst of another great season. Sitting near the top…
Unger enjoying GM role with Memphis Redbirds
Two kids stand in the backyard with a baseball glove and bat. It’s the bottom of the ninth, there are two outs, and the hitter is down to his last…
Monroe County Fair begins Sunday
Despite the uncertainty of state funding, anticipation is high once again for the Monroe County Fair. The annual event, which kicks off Sunday and runs through next Sunday, July 26,…
Popular Monroe County police dog set to retire
A changing of the guard will take place Aug. 1 at the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department as Lt. Jim Lansing’s longtime K-9, Sari, will retire on the 10th anniversary of…
Police Blotter | 7/8/2015
(Editor’s note: All 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…
Self-inflicted shooting death south of Waterloo
Police and ambulance personnel responded to an apparent self-inflicted shotgun shooting death on Oak Lane off Route 3 south of Waterloo late Tuesday afternoon. The male victim was pronounced deceased…
Pilot parachutes to safety as plane crashes in bluffs
A 19-year-old pilot parachuted to safety in a farm field near Fults on Tuesday afternoon, after the skydiving plane he was flying out of a Festus, Mo., airport experienced mechanical…