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Columbia trying to ease commercial development issues
The Columbia City Council on Monday night discussed the futures of two vacant pieces of commercial property along the city’s main thoroughfare. Aldermen authorized Columbia Mayor Kevin Hutchinson to execute…
Read MoreFatality reported in three-vehicle crash on Route 158 near Columbia
A 21-year-old Belleville woman died in a three-vehicle crash that occurred about 6:45 p.m. Sunday on Route 158 near Limestone Lane between Columbia and Millstadt in St. Clair County. Two…
Read MoreColumbia to reinstate random athlete drug testing
At last week’s meeting, the Columbia school board voted to reinstate the student random drug and alcohol-testing program. The randomized testing will take place for students involved in IHSA sanctioned…
Read MoreColumbia woman celebrating 100th birthday
Lucille McKinney, nee Ebel, turned 100 years young on July 22. Reaching 100 years old is an accomplishment only achieved by .0173 percent of Americans. Lucille is the daughter and…
Read MoreMillers clinch another Monroe Division title
The Waterloo Millers played two extra-inning games Sunday against the Belleville Rockies at SPPS Field, splitting the doubleheader. Waterloo’s game one win, combined with Millstadt losing the first game of…
Read MoreColumbia business development proposed
During a July 14 committee meeting of the Columbia City Council, Columbia developer Joe Koppeis of Admiral Parkway, Inc. presented early plans for a proposed $50 million office, medical and…
Read MoreVehicle break-ins reported in Columbia
Columbia police are investigating two vehicle break-ins that occurred early Saturday afternoon on the rear north parking lot of Christ Community Church near Oerter Field. Police were called to the…
Read MoreOne airlifted in Saturday morning crash in Columbia
A Columbia man remains hospitalized in critical condition following a four-car crash involving a taxi cab that was traveling in the wrong direction Saturday morning on Route 3 at South…
Read MoreCrash at Route 3 and South Main in Columbia
Columbia police, fire and EMS responded shortly after 7:30 a.m. Saturday to a three-vehicle crash with injuries at Route 3 and South Main Street. Arch helicopter was called to the…
Read MoreColumbia moves forward on Perandoe exit
Over the course of the next year, change is likely for the Perandoe Special Education District. The cooperative, comprised of several school districts in Monroe and Randolph counties including Columbia,…
Read MoreTitle company owner sentenced to prison
A Millstadt woman was sentenced Thursday to nearly two years in federal prison for her role in the misappropriation of funds exchanged last year as part of the City of…
Read MorePilot uninjured in ultralight plane crash near Columbia
A Collinsville man escaped injury when his patriotic colored ultralight experimental aircraft went down into a tall field of corn in rural Monroe County around 4 p.m. on Friday, July…
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