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Injury crash on Route 159 south of Hecker
Police, fire and EMS personnel responded to a single vehicle crash with entrapment and injury on Route 159 about one mile north of LL Road near Red Bud at about…
Vehicle break-ins reported at YMCA
Multiple “smash and grab” vehicle break-ins occurred in the parking lot of the YMCA early Saturday afternoon and are being investigated by the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department. Easily accessible items…
New trail for biking, hiking in the works
Three local men with a love of bicycles and the outdoors are blazing a trail right here in Waterloo for others like them to enjoy. Ed Foster, a Waterloo resident…
Raging Bulldogs, Ice Eagles set for playoff showdown
Columbia played Bethalto earlier in the week on a special senior night honoring Kyle Eagan, Jadie Mercille and Joseph Allscheid, winning 2-1. “All of our seniors have played a very…
Sheriff’s department receiving a second new police dog
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department is growing its team.Faced with the near future retirement of its current police dog, 14-year-old Sari, the department just learned that it will receive two…
Local car with character changing hands
The Ghostbusters car, which has been a fixture on local streets and beyond for the past several years, reached the end of an era this weekend when owner and creator…
Family calls for acts of kindness out of tragedy
There is a movement sweeping Monroe County and far beyond to honor the two Red Bud teens, Abby Liefer and Hannah Porter, who died in a head-on crash Jan. 10…
Tractor fire near Red Bud
Hecker fire is responding to a report of a tractor on fire in close proximity to a barn in the 5500 block of Cedar Ridge Lane near Red Bud. The…
Police blotter | 1/14/15
Columbia Police Jan. 10 – Eric J. Frierdich, 29, of Columbia, was arrested for battery and assault at Columbia City Saloon, 1101 Valmeyer Road. Monroe County Sheriff Jan. 8 –…
Crash on Route 156
A two-vehicle crash with injury occurred shortly before 9 a.m. on Route 156 near Old Baum Church Road. A Toyota truck driven by Andrew M. Isaacs collided with a car…