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Chance for severe weather tonight
According to the National Weather Service, there’s a slight possibility for strong to severe thunderstorms tonight into the early morning hours for the STL metro area, including Monroe County. No…
Servants Garden to provide for food pantries
A local parish and particularly one parishioner have taken a special interest in providing fresh produce to those who may not otherwise have it. Christ Community Lutheran Church, located off…
Two-vehicle accident with injuries in Columbia
Columbia Fire, Police and EMS are responding to a vehicle accident on Southbound Admiral Parkway (Route 3) at West Park Drive, involving two vehicles. One male is reported injured at…
Oak Hill exercise stations part of larger wellness plan
The Oak Hill elder care facility recently installed three exercise stations along its walking trail for added strength building while walking. Each of the three stations has three sides, including…
Online voter registration now offered in Illinois
On Tuesday, Illinois became the 20th state to offer online voter registration as a way to get more citizens involved in the process. Illinois residents can now register to vote…
Waterloo girls among top SIYSSA shooters
Two young women from Waterloo were honored by the Southern Illinois Youth Sport Shooting Association as part of its top 20 of 190 trapshooting athletes at the World Shooting and…
Fire at Naumann Woodwork in Columbia
The Columbia Fire Department responded at about 9:30 a.m. Monday to a small fire inside the shop at Naumann Woodwork and Supplies at 112 West Whiteside Street. Smoke was showing…
Pilot uninjured in ultralight plane crash near Columbia
A Collinsville man escaped injury when his patriotic colored ultralight experimental aircraft went down into a tall field of corn in rural Monroe County around 4 p.m. on Friday, July…
Minor injury crash on Bluff Road near Valmeyer
Valmeyer emergency responders were called at midnight on Saturday to assist the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department with a single vehicle crash on Bluff Road near KK Road with a minor…
Missile site tour provides memories, future dreams
Hundreds took advantage of an opportunity most never had before, visiting the former Nike anti-aircraft missile launch site east of Hecker Thursday and Friday. More than 200 people visited Thursday…