Cat rescued by WFD
The Waterloo Fire Department responded shortly before 7 p.m. Monday to a stray cat stuck in a storm drain in the 300 block of West Third Street. The cat was…
Read MoreMonday fire call in Waterloo
The Waterloo Fire Department responded shortly before 3:45 p.m. Monday to a home in the 100 block of Bell Street for the report of a hoverboard that had been on…
Read MoreDr. Ronald G. Williams | Obituary
Dr. Ronald G. Williams, 76, of Eureka, Mo., died peacefully at home on June 26, 2025. He was born on Feb. 15, 1949, in Red Bud. Growing up on Hecker…
Read MoreSunday morning fire call
The Waterloo Fire Department responded shortly before 3:50 a.m. Sunday to a burning smell inside a residence in the 6600 block of Route 3 just south of town. A white…
Read MoreFriday afternoon crash near YMCA
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department, Columbia Fire Department and Columbia EMS responded to a a one-vehicle crash in the rain on southbound Route 3 just north of the Monroe County…
Read MoreWesley R. Eichelmann | Obituary
Wesley R. Eichelmann, 79, of Waterloo, died June 27, 2025, in Waterloo. He was born Nov. 29, 1945, in Belleville. He is survived by his wife Dixie Eichelmann; children Lisa…
Read MoreFriday crash near Columbia police station
Emergency personnel responded shortly after 11 a.m. Friday to a vehicle crash outside of the Columbia police station in the 1000 block of North Main Street. There did not appear…
Read MoreGary L. Otten | Obituary
Gary Lee Otten, 80, of Dupo, died June 23, 2025, at Mercy Hospital South, St. Louis. He was born Oct. 16, 1944, in East St. Louis. Gary was a retired…
Read MoreMonday injury crash in Columbia
Columbia police, fire department and EMS personnel responded about 7:20 a.m. Monday to a two-vehicle crash on Old Route 3 at Lakeshore Drive. The vehicles involved were a 2018 Chevrolet…
Read MoreI-255 repairs in Dupo
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced the right lane of northbound I-255 at Route 3 and the ramp from southbound Route 3 to northbound I-255 in Dupo will be closed…
Read MoreCoffee Girl comes home
Downtown Waterloo was abuzz Thursday as the community welcomed a particularly high-profile business with The Coffee Girl, a cafe created by hometown popular country artist Alexandra Kay. With hundreds of…
Read MoreSummer freeze on an Alaskan sea
Just in time for the sweltering summer heat here in Monroe County, a local veteran will soon set out on his third trip to the Arctic Circle, marking another journey…
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