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2a | Mark’s Remarks
I did my student teaching in a small rural community northwest of my own hometown. Every day, I would get in my little Pontiac Phoenix and drive the 22 miles…
Police blotter | 2/25/15
Columbia Police Feb. 17 A two-vehicle crash resulted in injury shortly after 9:15 a.m. on Admiral Parkway at Admiral Weinel Boulevard. A 2006 Ford Taurus driven by Cheyenne Cofer, 19,…
Waterloo woman dies in I-255 crash
A Waterloo woman was pronounced dead early Sunday following a crash on Interstate 255 near the Jefferson Barracks Bridge in South St. Louis County. A 2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser driven…
Injury crash on Bluff Road near Fountain
Valmeyer first responders and the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department were assisted by Monroe County EMS at the scene of a single vehicle crash with injuries on Bluff Road at Fountain…
Ryterski’s star shines bright at CHS
Claire Ryterski has been a standout member of the Columbia school system for years. She’s heavily involved in drama and music programs and was even crowned homecoming queen in September.…
RBRH investing in surgical center
Red Bud Regional Hospital is making a play to own a majority stake in the Monroe County Surgical Center located on the Southern Illinois Center for Health campus in Waterloo.…
Waterloo man makes furniture the old-fashioned way
Mortise and tenon, or other intricate joints. Locally procured wood from area saw mills. Power tools, perhaps for initial cuts, but skilled, careful hand finishing to complete each piece that…
Columbia survives, ‘Dogs bow out of regional
Columbia survived and advanced in the Class 3A Mascoutah Regional on Monday night. Waterloo was not as fortunate. Both teams entered the postseason playing great basketball, with the Eagles having…
Tuesday barn fire near Hecker
The Hecker and Red Bud fire departments responded about 8 a.m. Tuesday to a barn fire on the farm of Brad and Brenda Chandler at 8745 Nike Road. Flames were…
Vehicle accident with injuries in Columbia
Police, fire and EMS personnel responded shortly after 11 a.m. Monday to a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Admiral Parkway (Route 3) and Bottom Avenue in front of Sonic…