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Eagles end season with loss at Taylorville
A talented Tornadoes offense proved too much for Columbia in a second round IHSA Class 4A football playoff game at Taylorville on Saturday, as the Eagles fell 45-23. Taylorville improved…
Read MoreHawks place fourth at state soccer tourney
The Gibault Catholic High School soccer team concluded its season with yet another heartbreaking loss in penalty kicks Saturday in the IHSA Class 2A state third place game at Hoffman…
Read MoreIDNR weighs in on wind farm project
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources earlier this month released a report on the impact a proposed wind farm in rural Monroe County would have on natural resources. The report…
Read MoreJones, McLean in county clerk’s race
Local voters will head to Monroe County polls from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday to cast their votes in contested races for Monroe County Clerk, U.S. Representative of the…
Read MoreHawks are state bound again
Gibault topped Springfield, 2-0, on second half goals by Cam Kincheloe and Logan Doerr to win the Class 2A Chatham Glenwood Supersectional on Tuesday night and advance to this weekend’s…
Read MoreCar stolen, others entered in Columbia
Columbia police are investigating the theft of one car and burglaries to two others in the 2800 block of Overview Drive near Columbia Lakes Drive early Sunday morning. Police were…
Read MoreEagles advance with playoff win over Freeburg
The Columbia Eagles scored 27 unanswered points in the second half to down Cahokia Conference rival Freeburg at home, 33-14, in a first round IHSA Class 4A playoff football showdown…
Read MoreHawks edge Eagles in soccer sectional final thriller
The Monroe County soccer showdown between Gibault and Columbia for the sectional title went as advertised Saturday on the turf at Belleville West, with a goal in the final minutes…
Read MoreDaytime pavement repairs on I-255
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced Thursday that Interstate 255 from Route 157 in Cahokia to the Jefferson Barracks Bridge in Columbia will be restricted to one lane in each…
Read MoreEagles, Hawks to meet in sectional final
In another shining moment for Monroe County soccer, the Columbia Eagles and Gibault Hawks each won their Class 2A sectional semifinal matchups Tuesday night at Triad, setting up a rivalry…
Read MoreTraffic light timing change on Columbia’s Route 3
The Columbia Police Department, led by Chief Jerry Paul, has been on a mission to curb and combat traffic crashes on the Route 3 corridor. They received what they hope…
Read MoreMan charged in attempted bank robbery
Police on Monday charged a Belleville man in connection with last week’s attempted robbery of a Waterloo bank. Benjamin A. Ducey, 28, of Belleville, was charged with intimidation/physical harm, which…
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