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Mysterious happenings and Charlie Brown | Mark’s Remarks

Long ago, I taught third grade in a dingy, smelly room with faded, dreamsicle orange paint on the walls.  For an accent color, the painters chose battleship gray. Perhaps the…

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CPD to conduct extra Thanksgiving patrols

Starting this week through Nov. 30, officers from the Columbia Police Department are participating in the nationwide “Click it or Ticket” traffic safety campaign. Funding is provided through the National…

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Crash involving two trucks in Columbia

South Main Street was closed at Route 3 in Columbia at about 10:30 p.m. Tuesday as Columbia police and fire personnel responded to a crash involving two trucks. One truck…

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State’s Attorney, WPD: no charges in fatal July stabbing

Monroe County State’s Attorney Kris Reitz, in conjunction with the Waterloo Police Department, said no probable cause exists to support a charge of murder in the July 17 stabbing death…

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End of an era as Kelley retires as sheriff

This is Monroe County Sheriff Dan Kelley’s final week on the job as he retires Nov. 30 after 32 years in office. Neal Rohlfing will become the county’s new sheriff…

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Break-in at Nice Twice in Waterloo

Waterloo police have called in an Illinois State Police crime scene unit to assist them in investigating a break-in reported early Monday morning at Nice Twice Resale Shop, 518 Park…

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Found black lab dog in Waterloo

From Columbia Animal Hospital This handsome man showed up at a horse farm on Ahne Rd in Waterloo on Saturday morning. He is a very friendly dog, but he has…

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CFD assisting Millstadt with fire call

Columbia fire is assisting Millstadt in responding to a possible structure fire reported shortly after 1:10 p.m. Saturday at 6631 State Route 158.

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Surveillance footage of turkey burglar

Surveillance footage from Fuller Construction’s security cameras of the turkey thief who stole 140 turkeys from Schneider’s Meat Market in Waterloo, IL. For more on this story, click here.

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Waterloo honors veterans with patriotic ceremony

More than 200 veterans, family members, public officials and citizens gathered in a Waterloo High School auditorium decorated in red, white and blue last Tuesday evening to observe Veterans Day.…

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