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Raging Bulldogs, Ice Eagles set for playoff showdown
Columbia played Bethalto earlier in the week on a special senior night honoring Kyle Eagan, Jadie Mercille and Joseph Allscheid, winning 2-1. “All of our seniors have played a very…
Sheriff’s department receiving a second new police dog
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department is growing its team.Faced with the near future retirement of its current police dog, 14-year-old Sari, the department just learned that it will receive two…
Local car with character changing hands
The Ghostbusters car, which has been a fixture on local streets and beyond for the past several years, reached the end of an era this weekend when owner and creator…
Family calls for acts of kindness out of tragedy
There is a movement sweeping Monroe County and far beyond to honor the two Red Bud teens, Abby Liefer and Hannah Porter, who died in a head-on crash Jan. 10…
Tractor fire near Red Bud
Hecker fire is responding to a report of a tractor on fire in close proximity to a barn in the 5500 block of Cedar Ridge Lane near Red Bud. The…
Police blotter | 1/14/15
Columbia Police Jan. 10 – Eric J. Frierdich, 29, of Columbia, was arrested for battery and assault at Columbia City Saloon, 1101 Valmeyer Road. Monroe County Sheriff Jan. 8 –…
Crash on Route 156
A two-vehicle crash with injury occurred shortly before 9 a.m. on Route 156 near Old Baum Church Road. A Toyota truck driven by Andrew M. Isaacs collided with a car…
Mertz Ford turns old into new with new facility
From the outside, Mertz Ford in Millstadt looks like a fairly normal building. But what the passerby or customer may not realize is that the building has a history and…
Self-inflicted shooting death in Waterloo
The Waterloo Police Department was called to the scene of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot fatality on Lakeview Drive that was reported shortly after 2 p.m. Thursday. An Illinois State Police…
Brick crosswalks to beautify downtown Waterloo
In an effort to further beautify downtown Waterloo, the city will make improvements to two intersections outside the courthouse this spring. The Waterloo City Council on Monday night approved engineering…