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Fatal crash on Bluff Road in Columbia
A 64-year-old Columbia man died in a single-vehicle rollover crash that occurred at about 3:30 p.m. Wednesday on Bluff Road at Valmeyer Road in Columbia. The Columbia Fire Department and…
R-T All-Local Football Team announced
Monroe County was a hotbed of high school football action in 2014, as both Columbia and Waterloo made the playoffs and provided plenty of excitement to late summer and fall…
Family has made holidays bright for more than 50 years
A long-standing holiday tradition is all a-glow again this Christmas season just outside of Waterloo. The Poetker family started decorating for Christmas outside its farm on Gilmore Lake Road northeast…
WFD announces Memorial Bell Plaza project
The Waterloo Fire Department kicked off a campaign last week to raise funds to build a permanent outdoor display for its 100-year-old bell. The planned WFD Memorial Bell Plaza will…
Police blotter | 12/17/14
Columbia Police Dec. 9 – Bradley P. Lane, 24, of Columbia, was arrested for domestic battery at 2621 Columbia Lakes Drive. Dec. 12 – Christopher T. Stewart of Columbia was…
Candidates file for April election
The first day to file completed candidate petitions for the April 7 municipal elections was Monday and continues through Dec. 22. A number of candidates, some expected and others new…
Multiple vehicle break-ins
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department was called to investigate a report of ten vehicle break-ins at Midwest Auto Creations, located at 3968 State Rt. 3. The owner of the business…
Police Blotter | 12/10/14
Columbia Police Dec. 1 Steven M. Leible, 51, of St. Louis, was arrested for DUI and illegal transportation of alcohol on Norman Drive. Dec. 2 Tamara L. Georger, 43, of…
Prison for Waterloo man on meth charges
A Waterloo man was sentenced last week to five years and 10 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and distribution of meth. United States Attorney for the…
Burglaries in Columbia
The Columbia Police Department is currently investigating two residential burglaries that occurred this month in Columbia. The first one occurred Dec. 4 in the 2600 block of Brookfield Court, when…