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Crash on Route 3 north of Waterloo
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department and Monroe County EMS responded shortly after 3 p.m. Thursday to a vehicle crash involving a semi truck and red Pontiac Grand Am in the…
Boil order issued following water main break
The Fountain Water District, which serves rural Monroe County homes, reported a water line break in its system at about 9 a.m. Thursday. The break occurred on KK Road east…
Columbia Fire Department assisting with Cahokia blaze
The Columbia Fire Department was requested for mutual aid at the scene of a structure fire at 616 Falling Springs Road in Cahokia at about 7:45 a.m. Thursday.
Easements protect Monroe County farmland forever
HeartLands Conservancy ended 2014 with the completion of three land easements, securing 1,033 acres for future generations. The three agricultural and conservation easements include property owned by Rockhouse LLC and…
Columbia’s first female hockey player enjoying the ride
Jadie Mercille is the only girl to ever lace up the skates for the Columbia Ice Eagles hockey program. Mercille, a senior, is about to close a chapter of her…
Gibault students uncover history of old buildings
Next week, Gibault Catholic High School students will present a semester’s worth of research on historic downtown Waterloo buildings to anyone interested in learning more about the city’s history. Gibault…
Lifetree Café opens topics for discussion
For a year now, The Beacon, an outreach of First Baptist Church of Waterloo, has hosted a program called the Lifetree Café. Lifetree Café is a “conversation café,” where on…
Hawks win Battle of Waterloo over ‘Dogs, 51-45
The Gibault Hawks held off cross-town rival Waterloo in a hard fought boys basketball contest Tuesday at Waterloo High School. Gibault notched the opening points, taking a 4-0 lead, and…
‘Random Acts of Kindness’ event an amazing success
It’s a day two families have been dreading for weeks – the one-month anniversary of the deaths of Abby Liefer, 19, and Hannah Porter, 20, in a head-on car crash…
Two vehicle crashes early Tuesday evening
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department and Monroe County EMS assisted Illinois State Police with a two-car crash with possible injuries at Route 3 and KK Road in Waterloo early Tuesday…