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Crash in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded shortly after 3 p.m. Monday for a crash at the intersection of Palmer Road and Ghent Road in Columbia. A white Kia car and a gray Ford…
Read MoreHSS opening Columbia office
A pillar of Monroe County is expanding, as Human Support Services is opening an office in Columbia on Thursday. “As the needs of the Monroe County community grow and change,…
Read MoreColumbia School Board race has 2 slates
The eight remaining candidates vying for four spots on the Columbia School Board are divided into two camps. Each of these factions is asking residents to vote for a ticket…
Read MoreCHS hoops coach resigns
Columbia High School boys basketball head coach Mark Sandstrom announced his resignation from the program due to family and personal reasons after 14 seasons. “I can no longer make the…
Read MoreResidential burglary reported in Columbia
Columbia police are investigating a residential burglary that occurred Friday in the 100 block of Skyline Drive, which is located off Old State Route 3 near Top Shooters Bar &…
Read MoreEagles down ‘Dogs again
The Columbia Eagles are the last local high school boys hoops team still playing following a hard-fought victory Monday night over Monroe County rival Waterloo at the Class 3A Freeburg…
Read MoreVehicle stolen outside Columbia gas station
Columbia police are investigating the theft of a vehicle Saturday morning from Red Roof Shell gas station on Southport Drive. At about 8 a.m., a Columbia man parked his dark…
Read MoreWoman arrested in Top Shooters burglary
A woman from Effingham has been charged with the late January burglary of Top Shooters Sports Bar in Columbia. Micheala D. Verdeyen, 53, of Effingham, was taken into custody Wednesday…
Read MorePurse stolen from YMCA; card used locally
Local police agencies are attempting to locate two women who allegedly stole a purse from a car in the Monroe County YMCA parking lot late Thursday afternoon and used a…
Read MoreAmazing season ends for the Eagles
A record-setting season for the Columbia High School girls basketball team came to an end Thursday night in the Class 3A Waterloo Regional championship game. The Eagles simply ran out…
Read MoreSwimmers making return to state
Columbia’s Carter Nelson and Gibault’s Max Kostelac, both juniors, qualified for this weekend’s IHSA state swimming meet by virtue of solid performances Saturday at the Edwardsville Sectional. Nelson won the…
Read MoreI-255 pavement repairs in Columbia
The Illinois Department of Transportation said the right two lanes of southbound Interstate 255 at the Route 3 exit in Columbia are closed Tuesday to perform pavement maintenance. All ramps…
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