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Crash on Bluff Road at Hanover
Police and EMS responded to a single-car rollover crash on Bluff Road at Hanover Road. The driver of the vehicle is a female, and there is thought to be a…
Crash on Route 3 at Valmeyer Road in Columbia
Columbia police, fire and EMS are responding to a vehicle crash with one reported injury on Route 3 at Valmeyer Road. The call for service went out at 9:05 a.m.…
New chapter aims to help with diaper costs
In an effort to help families with the expenses of having little ones, a chapter of the Rebecca Foundation’s Cloth Diaper Closet has been started in Waterloo. Susie McGee, a…
Regional office, Miles Cemetery updates discussed
The Monroe County Board of Commissioners on Monday heard Regional Superintendent of Schools Kelton Davis detail results of work in recent months to improve office space the county rents to…
Columbia, Waterloo cheerleaders advance to IHSA state meet
Monroe County will once again be well-represented at the IHSA Competitive Cheerleading State Final Competition to be held this weekend in Bloomington. Competing in the medium team division, Columbia placed…
Girls basketball teams gearing up for regionals
Local high school girls basketball teams took to the court for recent games with a mixed bag of results. The Waterloo High School girls snapped a two-game losing streak last…
Gibault’s Skaer, Neff earn state baseball honors
Gibault pitcher Zach Neff and head baseball coach Andy Skaer were honored Jan. 25 by the Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association during the Hall of Fame Dinner and Induction…
Hockey playoffs begin Thursday
The high school club hockey playoffs begin Thursday, with both the Columbia Ice Eagles and Waterloo-Freeburg Raging Bulldogs hoping for a deep postseason run. Columbia (9-7-1) plays Collinsville in…
Rollover crash near Smithton
The Hecker Fire Department responded along with police and EMS to a reported single-car rollover with possible injury on Floraville Road at Birkner Road near Smithton. The page went out…
Former Columbia man gets federal prison
A former Columbia resident was sentenced to federal prison last week. United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois Stephen R. Wigginton announced Friday that James L. Quirin, 59,…