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Valmeyer fire call
The Valmeyer Fire Department is responding to the report of a tree and brush on fire at 5226 Bluff Road.
Two-vehicle crash in Columbia
Route 3 southbound was closed to traffic as Columbia police and fire handled a two-vehicle crash at Southwoods Drive just outside of Moto Mart around 7:30 p.m Wednesday. The vehicles…
Baseball teams get back into swing of things
Umpires dusted off home plate and yelled “Play ball!” to start the 2014 high school baseball season last week. Gibault, Columbia, Valmeyer and Dupo were all in action, while Waterloo…
Columbia bank robbers face federal charges
A man and a woman from Chesterfield, Mo., were arraigned last week on federal charges stemming from a February 2013 bank robbery in Columbia. They were caught and arrested last…
Hirsch enters sheriff’s race
Kevin Hirsch, 56, of Fults, formally announced this week that he is seeking the office of Monroe County Sheriff this November as an Independent. Hirsch, who works at Menard Correctional…
A family reunion of sorts at Garden Place
In a tidy, well-decorated room at Garden Place Senior Living in Waterloo, 93-year-old Cathy Harberding waited by the phone. She waited not for family members to visit, but instead anticipated…
Mounds study has strong local connection
Most everyone in this region is familiar with Cahokia Mounds, but did you know Native American burial grounds extend in all directions of the region from there, including south into…
Police Blotter 3/19/14
Columbia Police March 11 – Sergio Morales-Garcia, 49, of Collinsville, is charged with felony obstructing justice after police said he provided CPD officer Jason Donjon with the false name of…
Fire call on Ames Road
The Red Bud Fire Department was paged around 2:35 p.m. Monday to 2637 Ames Road in Monroe County for a pasture on fire, which was nearing the woods. The county…
Hawks softball set to take flight in 2014
The Gibault Catholic High School softball team is coming off a very good 2013 campaign that ended with a winning record and a trip to the regional championship game, which…