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Horse rescued from creek in rural Waterloo
The Waterloo Fire Department responded shortly after 7 p.m. Wednesday to assist with a horse stuck in a ravine at 3001 Cedar Ridge Lane off Andy Road south of New…
Local tracksters in fine form ahead of sectionals
Local track and field talent was on display at the Collinsville Invitational on Saturday, as a handful of Waterloo and Columbia athletes came home with medals among tough competition from…
Two years later, JoJo is cancer-free
Joseph “JoJo” Charles was introduced to Monroe County two years ago as a young cancer patient who wished to be a farmer. Today, the 7-year-old from the Kansas City area…
Babe and Matze: A Monroe County love story
As residents and visitors motor up and down the beautiful roads and highways of Monroe County, they pass home after home. Some sit on hills. Others are in valleys or…
Parkview’s ‘Dr. B’ is ending on a high note
East or west of the Mississippi, Dr. Mike Beczkala’s reputation precedes him. Beczkala – principal of Parkview Elementary in Columbia and the unassuming maestro of Saint Louis University’s Pep Band…
Police Blotter | 5/6/2015
(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…
New scanner helps MCSD fight crime
Behind bars at the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department, the police officers there have a new device that has already helped speed up the red tape of law enforcement paperwork. The…
Former Columbia resident guilty of child porn
A former Columbia man entered a guilty plea this week to federal child pornography charges, it was announced Friday. Stephen R. Wigginton, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois,…
Metal object punctures gas tanks on I-255
Columbia police and fire personnel responded to an incident on I-255 northbound shortly after 6 p.m. Thursday after multiple motorists reported that a metal object in the roadway had punctured…
Small fire to wooden deck at JV’s
The Waterloo Fire Department responded shortly after 12:30 p.m. Thursday to a small fire on a second-floor wooden deck at JV’s Downtown Bar & Grill, 117 North Main Street. The…