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Hoagland joins Helping Strays
Monroe County’s no-kill animal shelter now has a new executive director. The Helping Strays Board of Directors announced Trisha Hoagland as its new executive director via a Facebook post on…
Millstadt Post Office name change proposed
U.S. Rep. Mike Bost (R-Murphysboro) last week introduced legislation renaming the U.S. Post Office located at 19 W. White Street in Millstadt after Marine Cpl. Matthew A. Wyatt. Wyatt, a…
Menard staff cite unsafe conditions
Hundreds of Menard Correctional Center employees and their supporters staged a rally alongside a busy street in Chester on July 8, highlighting what they described as perilous working conditions at…
Road rage incident in Columbia
Local police dealt with a road rage incident Tuesday that started in Columbia and ended in Waterloo. Columbia police said the incident began on Route 3 at South Main Street…
Crash in Columbia involving police unit
Emergency personnel responded about 1:55 p.m. Thursday to a crash involving an SUV and a police unit at the intersection of Route 3 and Veterans Parkway in Columbia. Responding agencies…
Reckless homicide charge in fatal ATV crash
A young local man is now facing serious felony charges following a fatal ATV crash this past fall. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department said James M. Eschmann, 20, of Columbia,…
Gas leak in Columbia
The Columbia Fire Department responded shortly after 12:30 p.m. Wednesday to a gas leak reported inside a residence in the 200 block of North Metter Avenue. The leak was called…
‘Continuing the dream’ at ICS
Just over a decade after the completion of the new church and five years after students were first welcomed into the new school, Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Columbia is…
Encore for music fest
After a rocking debut last year, the Monroe County Music Festival is set to return with even more local talent, an additional day of performances and hopes for even greater…
Foiled over 4 feet
A hockey goal post, a typical 7-year-old, a standard dresser: these are all thing measuring about four feet tall. While it may not seem like a long distance, 48 inches…