Posts Tagged ‘62298’
Gateway to Columbia | Ground broken for large new business park
Ceremonial shovels lifted dirt in a late afternoon ceremony last Wednesday for the new office and business park complex to be built on a hillside west of Route 3 and…
Read MoreEvidence of meth production in county
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department said evidence of recent illegal methamphetamine production was detected in two area locations over the past week. On Oct. 13, a landowner reported what appeared…
Read MoreGibault soccer wins regional
Gibault Catholic High School’s soccer season will move forward. The Hawks defeated Freeburg, 6-0, to claim their 1A Regional Championship on Friday at Oerter Park. Ben Mueth got Gibault on…
Read MoreMcBride is U.S. Paralympic High School All-American
Waterloo High School student-athlete Donovan McBride was recently named a U.S. Paralympic High School Track and Field All-American. McBride, 14, has spina bifida, a birth defect where there is incomplete…
Read MoreLocal farmers bringing soybeans to market
Soybeans, the third side of a grain triangle that makes up much of Monroe County’s field harvest picture, are coming to market steadily in recent days. Wheat and corn, along…
Read MoreEagles edge Central; ‘Dogs lose heartbreaker
There are now only two weeks left in the high school football season. Columbia was able to hang on and beat conference foe Breese Central, 28-27. On the Eagles’ first…
Read MoreCPD issues warrants on burglary charges
The Columbia Police Department on Friday obtained arrest warrants on two persons from St. Louis in connection with Sept. 24 thefts from vehicles in town. Police said Kenneth J. Littrell,…
Read MoreArea golf teams advance to sectionals
High school boys and girls regional golf tournaments took place this week. There are many area players moving on to next week’s sectional tournaments. Columbia’s entire boys team won the…
Read MoreBreast cancer reconstruction aided by Waterloo man
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the owner of Eternal Ink tattoo shops in Hecker and St. Louis is making a name for himself in the world of post-mastectomy…
Read MoreTwo die in separate weekend crashes
Two area residents died in separate vehicle crashes that occurred over the weekend. Shortly after 5 p.m. Saturday, a crash south of Chester involving two motorcycles claimed the life of…
Read MoreWaterloo, Columbia nab road wins; Dupo falls at home
In Friday night high school football action, Columbia earned an important win. The Eagles (6-0) traveled to Freeburg and won 45-14, securing a playoff spot in the process. After the…
Read MoreMulti-vehicle crash involving grain hauler in Columbia
Fire, police and medical emergency personnel responded to a multi-vehicle rollover crash involving a semi tractor-trailer hauling corn on Route 3 at South Main Street in Columbia at about 4…
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