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County board discusses Ebola readiness
Plans to enable emergency personnel to deal with future possible cases of Ebola that might emerge were outlined during Monday’s meeting of the Monroe County Board. Monroe County Ambulance Service…
Youth survey results discussed
The Monroe County Coalition for Drug-Free Communities began to plan for its next two years of work at Monday’s general meeting. The coalition received the results from this year’s Illinois…
Republicans sweep county races
The results are in, and a mighty Republican wave swept through Monroe County — and much of the state — on Tuesday night. With all election totals in, Republican Neal…
Vehicle crash on Route 3 in Columbia
Columbia police, fire and EMS personnel are responding to an auto accident with injuries reported at the intersection of Admiral Parkway (Route 3) at Veterans Parkway. The call for service…
Gas leak in Columbia
The Columbia Fire Department responded at about 6:45 a.m. Tuesday to a gas leak at 410 North Main Street. Millstadt was put on standby after the gas had reportedly spread…
WPD searching for stolen trailer
Waterloo police are searching for this trailer, which was stolen Saturday night from the area near Lakeview Drive and Route 156. The CAT equipment was not on the trailer at the time.…
Chimney fire on Gall Road
The Waterloo Fire Department was dispatched at about 12:50 p.m. Sunday to a chimney fire reported at 8081 Gall Road.
Finished Business: Eagles are state soccer champs
Since the beginning of summer practices, the Columbia soccer team’s motto has been “Unfinished Business,” as the Eagles sought to make up for last year’s postseason disappointment and achieve the championship glory…
Eagles lose heartbreaker to Althoff, 41-35
In a wild first round Class 4A playoff game that went down to the wire, Althoff escaped Columbia with a 41-35 win on Saturday afternoon. It was the second straight…
‘Dogs end season with playoff loss at Marion
The playoff drought continues for the Waterloo High School football program. The Bulldogs rolled into Saturday’s first round IHSA Class 5A playoff game against Marion with hopes of ending 20…