Posts Tagged ‘columbia’
Sunday shed fire in Columbia
The Columbia Fire Department, with help from the Waterloo and Millstadt fire department, battled a large shed fire at 11:20 a.m. Sunday in the area of 1600 Centerville Road. The…
Read MoreMCSD cracks down on meth
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department’s Aggressive Criminal Enforcement Unit arrested several individuals on methamphetamine charges following multiple traffic stops last week throughout the county. “(The) ACE Unit is out in…
Read MoreRuptured gas line in Columbia
The Columbia Fire Department responded about 2:50 p.m. Thursday to the report of a ruptured gas line in the 400 block of Columbia Avenue. A strong odor of gas could…
Read MoreAnother vehicle stolen, others entered in Columbia
Columbia police are investigating the theft of an SUV early Sunday morning as well as three vehicle break-ins during the same time period. A black 2007 Cadillac Escalade was stolen…
Read MoreApartment fire in Columbia
The Columbia Fire Department was joined by multiple neighboring departments in battling an apartment complex fire at 205 Agnew Street off Bottom Avenue early Monday night. Flames were showing from…
Read MoreSnowy Friday crashes in Monroe County
Emergency personnel responded to a handful of vehicle crashes in snowy conditions throughout Monroe County on Friday afternoon. Shortly after 2:30 p.m., a two-vehicle crash was reported in the area…
Read MoreHall of Fame nods for hoops greats, coaches
Some key names in Monroe County high school hoops history will be recognized later this year as new inductees in the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame. The IBCA…
Read MoreSemi overturns in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded about 7:30 a.m. Monday to an overturned Swift semi tractor-trailer hauling potatoes on Frontage Road across from Gilmore Lake Road off Route 3 in Columbia. No injuries…
Read MoreVehicles stolen from Columbia auto dealership
The Columbia Police Department is being assisted by an Illinois State Police crime scene unit in investigating the Dec. 31 theft of three vehicles from the lot of Royal Gate…
Read MoreObjections filed in local race
Cresita Morr has filed objections with the Monroe County Clerk’s Office against four candidates running for a seat on the Columbia School Board in the upcoming April election. Morr, who…
Read MoreEagles fall just short of tourney title
In a thrilling contest that was tied with less than two minutes to play, Columbia fell to Marquette in the Freeburg-Columbia Holiday Tournament championship game Saturday night at Freeburg High…
Read MoreJanet M. Canman | Obituary
Janet Margaret Canman (nee Schnellmann), 86, of Columbia, died Dec. 27, 2018, at Mercy South, St. Louis. She was born Oct. 21, 1932, in St. Louis, daughter of the late Joseph and…
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