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Strong storms cause damage across the area
Around 1:30 p.m. Friday, a strong storm swept through the area, resulting in damage reported throughout the area. Lightning struck a power substation in Waterloo and Valmeyer received wind damage. In…
Lightning strike at Waterloo substation
The substation near the Monroe County Annex, at Route 3 and Illinois Avenue in Waterloo, took a direct lightning strike to a metering point at about 1:30 p.m. Friday, causing…
Eagles, Hawks advance to regional finals
It was a tense and at times frustrating match, but in the end, the Columbia Eagles got the result they wanted. The top seed in their own regional, Columbia dominated…
Crop-dusting helicopter crashes in Columbia field
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department responded shortly after 8 p.m. Wednesday to a report of a crop-dusting helicopter down in a field in the area of 9500 D Road near…
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…