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Couple looking to save Millstadt mill
A fourth-generation Millstadt couple has begun work to save a mill and grain elevator that has stood in the town since before it was incorporated in 1878. Jim and Melissa…
Read MoreAs river rises, so does community
The threat of flooding has brought community service and volunteer efforts to the fore in Monroe County and surrounding areas. Residents have volunteered their time and resources to help those…
Read MoreHawks fall in state final
For the third straight year, a Monroe County baseball team played in the IHSA Class 1A state final at Dozer Park in Peoria. Unfortunately, all three of those appearances resulted…
Read MoreDowning dominant for ‘Dogs in sectional title win
Waterloo ace righthander Drake Downing continued his postseason mastery, pitching the Bulldogs to the Class 3A Salem Sectional championship on Saturday. Waterloo downed Carbondale, 3-1. Last Saturday, Downing outdueled Columbia…
Read MoreColumbia man dies in home accident
A 45-year-old Columbia man died from injuries sustained when he became pinned underneath a commercial box truck he was working on outside his home early Wednesday evening. Emergency personnel responded…
Read MoreRising river causing concern
The Mississippi River is expected to crest at 46 feet in St. Louis on June 5, according to the National Weather Service and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. It is…
Read MoreHawks blast way to state tourney
The Gibault Catholic High School baseball team is state bound. The Hawks (26-8) blasted Illini Bluffs in the Class 1A Springfield Supersectional at Lincoln Land Community College on Monday afternoon, 14-3, to…
Read MoreEagles take care of business at state
The Columbia High School girls soccer team finished the job Saturday at North Central College in Naperville, winning the IHSA Class 1A state title with a 4-0 victory over North…
Read MoreReinholz slams Hawks to sectional title
Tim Reinholz could’ve been the goat in the Class 1A Greenville University Sectional final on Saturday. Instead, he’ll be remembered for one of the most thrilling moments in Gibault Catholic…
Read MoreLuhr’s legacy lives on
When the students opened the envelopes, their shock and gratitude was both visible and audible. Some wiped away tears, which they had been doing for the past several minutes. Others…
Read MoreEagles soaring to state tourney
Following a few years of near misses, the Columbia High School soccer team is finally on its way north to the state tournament. The Eagles scored early and often in…
Read MoreTwo die in motorcycle vs. truck crash near Red Bud
Two people died in a head-on collision involving a motorcycle and pickup truck on Route 154 in Randolph County on Saturday night. Randolph County Coroner Carlos J. Barbour said Jeffrey…
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