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Large farm to benefit community
A 105-acre farm off JJ Road near Maeystown Road is now the property of the Monroe County U of I Extension and 4-H Education Foundation, thanks to Vera Baebler and…
Waterloo serves as temporary home to Cashdales
Driving down Kaskaskia Road in Waterloo the past few days, cars have been slowing down to get a glimpse of an uncommon sight: six black Clydesdale horses grazing out in…
Monroe County takes part in stl250 celebration
As part of the 250th anniversary of St. Louis, 250 fiberglass cakes will be displayed this year throughout the region to help celebrate the milestone. Many of the cakes are…
Rohlfing, Elmore post primary wins
The Republicans decided their local candidates for November in decisive fashion Tuesday night. In the race for Monroe County Sheriff, Neal Rohlfing easily defeated Joe Brauer to earn the Republican…
Tuesday morning domestic incident
The Waterloo Police Department handled a situation early Tuesday morning in the 400 block of South Market Street involving a 37-year-old man who had threatened the use of a firearm…
Police Blotter 3/12/14
Columbia Police March 4 – Columbia police and EMS responded to a two-vehicle crash on South Main Street near Dairy Queen just after 9 p.m. Police said Mark Kaempf, 59,…
Portion of South Market Street closed temporarily
Waterloo police have closed South Market Street to traffic from Fourth Street to Front Street as a precaution while they handle a sensitive domestic situation at a home in that…
Tuesday is election day
Monroe County residents will take to the polls Tuesday, as the primary election will determine contested local Republican races for sheriff and county commissioner and statewide races for governor and…
Police, Fire, EMS responding to two vehicle accidents on I-255
At approximately 9:00am, Columbia Police, Fire and EMS responding to two separate vehicle accidents in the southbound lane of I-255, in the temporary construction zone. One of the vehicles involved…
Gas leak reported at Waterloo Pizza Hut
The Waterloo Pizza Hut at 903 N. Illinois Route 3 is being evacuated because of a supposed gas leak. Patrons in the restaurant were complaining about not feeling well due…