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Lindenwood football recruits heavily in county
Sometimes a fresh start is just what an athlete needs to find motivation again. For one area football player, a new outlook and a new program has brought him back…
Read MoreYoung man found dead at rural Waterloo farm
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department is working with the coroner’s office to determine what caused the death of a 20-year-old man found deceased in a yard early Tuesday morning at…
Read MoreFire destroys rural Columbia home
Three area fire departments battled a sunset blaze that destroyed a family’s home in rural Columbia shortly after 5 p.m. Saturday. The Columbia Volunteer Fire Department received assistance from Millstadt…
Read MoreMadison takes sectional title from Gibault, 51-49
The Class 1A Okawville Sectional Championship on Friday night was not the first time Gibault and Madison had met this season — and it wasn’t the first time they gave…
Read MoreDisease fatal to bats detected in Monroe County
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources confirmed Thursday the presence of White-Nose Syndrome, a disease fatal to several bat species, in four Illinois counties — including Monroe County. White-Nose Syndrome…
Read MoreRecovering addicts tell of past drug abuse, offer help
A crowd of 75 eager listeners filled the banquet room at Bully’s Smokehouse in Columbia last Tuesday night to hear from members of St. Louis Heroin Help during a public forum sponsored by the Columbia Kiwanis Club.…
Read MoreExplore Waterloo biking, walking trail plan presented
A regional planning group last Tuesday presented to city officials its 20-year, eight-phase plan for improving bicycle and pedestrian transportation in Waterloo. The “Explore Waterloo” project for alternative transportation was developed by Heartlands Conservancy through a federal planning…
Read MoreWaterloo falls to Althoff in regionals
The Waterloo Bulldogs saw their injury and illness-plagued 2012-13 boys basketball season end Tuesday night in the Class 3A Waterloo Regional Semifinals, going down in a hard fought contest to…
Read MoreFreeburg downs Columbia 59-53 in OT
The Columbia Eagles (15-14) and Freeburg Midgets (10-18) boys basketball teams played to a second regulation tie game in 10 days on Monday night. This time, the outcome was different,…
Read MoreHawks take first regional title in 12 years
The Gibault Catholic High School boys basketball team started off with a commanding lead in the early going of the Class 1A Valmeyer Regional championship game Friday against Okawville, going…
Read MoreCPD investigating woman’s death
The Columbia Police Department received assistance from an Illinois State Police Crime Scene Services unit and the Monroe County Coroner’s office for an active death investigation at a residence in…
Read MoreJudge again sides with ministry in Coleman wrongful death suit
A judge dismissed counts against Joyce Meyer Ministries in a recently refiled wrongful death lawsuit against the ministry and its former employee, Chris Coleman, during a hearing held Wednesday afternoon…
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