Posts Tagged ‘columbia’
Injury crash on I-255 near Dupo
Columbia and Dupo emergency personnel assisted Illinois State Police in responding about 3:15 p.m. Thursday to a vehicle crash with serious injury and extrication on I-255 northbound near Dupo. An…
Read MoreSunday crash south of Columbia
Emergency personnel responded about 2 p.m. Sunday to a single vehicle crash with injury on Route 3 southbound south of Gilmore Lake Road in Columbia. The vehicle, a navy blue…
Read MoreInjury crash on Route 3 in Columbia
Columbia police, fire and EMS personnel responded shortly after 2:30 p.m. Friday for a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Route 3 and North Main Street. There were two occupants…
Read MoreEagles drop sectional title game to Herrin
The Columbia High School softball team played neck and neck with a tough Herrin squad for the Class 3A sectional title at home on Saturday before surrendering four runs in…
Read MoreLegendary football coach dies
Legendary longtime former high school football coach Jerry Germain died Monday at the age of 76. He had battled cancer over the past several years, but passed away from injuries…
Read MoreEagles advance to sectional title game
Columbia appears to be playing its best softball at the right time, posting an 11-4 win over Marion at home in the Class 3A Columbia Sectional semifinal on Tuesday. A…
Read MoreRollover crash on I-255
Columbia police and fire departments, along with Columbia EMS, responded at 4:45 p.m. Tuesday to I-255 at the Route 3 exit for a rollover involving an SUV pulling a trailer.…
Read MoreWaterloo drops wild regional final, 11-10
The Waterloo baseball team was going for its third straight regional title in Columbia on Saturday, but ultimately fell short in heartbreaking fashion. The Bulldogs went up 5-0 on Civic…
Read MoreEnd of the road for Columbia, Waterloo girls soccer
The Columbia and Waterloo girls soccer teams both ended their seasons in heartbreaking fashion Tuesday night. The Eagles lost to Quincy Notre Dame, 1-0, in the Class 1A Quincy Supersectional.…
Read MoreEagles win regional crown; ‘Dogs lose heartbreaker
The Columbia softball team is moving on, while Waterloo’s season ended Saturday in heartbreaking fashion. The Eagles used a four-run fifth inning to defeat Marquette for the Class 3A Freeburg…
Read MoreSoldier reflects on military service
To Monroe County residents, he is first and foremost the founder of an organization that has used $300,000 of donated funds to help more than 200 local combat veterans. He…
Read MoreEagles soar to sectional title
The Columbia High School girls soccer team had experienced heartbreak each of the last three years in the sectional final. The Eagles made amends Friday night, and there were tears…
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