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Road rage incident ends in arrest
What started as road rage on Bluff Road north of Valmeyer ended with the arrest of a Missouri man on assault and weapons charges early Tuesday evening. Shortly before 6…
Read MoreWHS wrestling sending 3 to state
The Waterloo High School wrestling team continued one of its best seasons in school history by qualifying three wrestlers for state by virtue of strong performances at the Mascoutah Sectional…
Read MoreTrain strikes car south of Valmeyer
Emergency personnel responded shortly before 2 a.m. Saturday to a crash involving a Union Pacific train and a passenger car south of Valmeyer in the area of Bluff Road north…
Read MoreEarly voting underway
Early voting for the March primaries began Thursday in Monroe County, and the 23 people who have already taken advantage of that opportunity have used the county’s new voting equipment. …
Read MoreChanging of the guard at VPD
In a rare event for the Valmeyer Police Department, there is a new police chief. Marty Seitz has taken over that job after former chief Tom Andres retired last week…
Read MoreEagles edge Bulldogs in OT
In a hotly contested game between Monroe County rivals, Columbia overcame a seven-point deficit in the fourth quarter to win 56-54 in overtime at Waterloo on Tuesday night. Waterloo was…
Read MoreCHS cheer places 3rd at state
Monroe County was well-represented at the IHSA State Competitive Cheerleading Finals in Bloomington this weekend, as both the Columbia and Waterloo varsity high school squads competed in the medium division.…
Read MoreFatal rollover crash near Red Bud
A Prairie du Rocher man died from injuries sustained in a truck rollover crash on Ames Road about one mile south of Route 3 near Red Bud shortly before 6…
Read MoreColumbia senior care facility fined again
The Illinois Department of Public Health announced last week that Integrity Healthcare of Columbia has been fined again for various violations. The IDPH fined the 119-bed skilled care facility located…
Read MoreFlu season underway
While the world is focused on the novel coronavirus that the World Health Organization recently declared a “public health emergency,” flu season is still impacting America. The Centers for Disease…
Read MoreStolen car crashes in Columbia, helper has truck stolen
The Metro-East Auto Theft Task Force is investigating following an early Monday morning incident involving a car stolen out of Missouri that resulted in a truck stolen in Columbia. Shortly…
Read MoreColumbia, Waterloo cheerleaders qualify for state
The high school varsity competitive cheearleading squads from Columbia and Waterloo both qualified for the IHSA state finals by virtue of solid performances Saturday at the Carterville Sectional. The Columbia…
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