Posts Tagged ‘columbia’
R-T All-Local Boys Basketball Team
The 2016 – 2017 high school basketball season ended earlier than usual in Monroe County, with no postseason championships to speak of. There were several outstanding individual performances on local…
Read MoreVehicle break-ins, car stolen in Columbia
The Columbia Police Department is asking for the public’s help in providing information following the report of three vehicle break-ins and a car stolen overnight. The stolen car is a…
Read MoreBrush fire in Columbia bluffs
The Columbia and Millstadt fire departments responded about 2 p.m. Saturday to a brush fire on a property located up in the bluffs off Bluff Road just south of Sand…
Read MoreEagles clipped in OT heartbreaker
The Columbia High School basketball team ended its season in heartbreaking fashion on Monday night, falling to Jerseyville in overtime at the Class 3A Civic Memorial Regional, 40-39. “Sometimes, Cinderella’s…
Read MoreFederal child porn charges for Columbia man
A 40-year-old Columbia man was indicted Friday on federal child pornography charges. Steven D. Blosser was arraigned Friday on a federal indictment charging him with receipt of child pornography, a…
Read MoreField fire near East Carondelet
Several fire departments responded Monday afternoon to an out-of-control field fire along Davis Ferry Road near East Carondelet. Columbia firefighters responded shortly after 1:20 p.m. to assist Dupo. Other agencies…
Read MoreCrystal meth found during K-9 search in Columbia
The possible discovery of more than 30 grams of crystal meth last week in Columbia is under investigation in connection with a case that is believed to have initiated as…
Read MoreBrush fire near Triple Lakes Road
The Columbia, Millstadt and Dupo fire departments responded at about 1:30 p.m. Monday to a brush fire that apparently spread to a shed and a wooded area in the 2000…
Read MoreFire destroys vacant rural Waterloo farm house
The Waterloo, Maeystown, Valmeyer and Columbia fire departments responded along with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department and Monroe County EMS to a fully engulfed farm house at 3731 Clover Dell…
Read MoreLarge shed fire in rural Columbia
The Columbia, Millstadt and Waterloo fire departments responded shortly after 2 a.m. Saturday to a fully engulfed pole shed fire at 1565 Centerville Road. Flames were shooting through the roof…
Read MoreDry conditions create fire danger
Area fire departments responded to a flurry of calls Friday due to outdoor burning in less-than-ideal conditions. Columbia Fire Department was called at 2 p.m. Friday to assist the Prairie…
Read MoreIDOT drops Gateway Connector project
The Illinois Department of Transportation has issued a notice abolishing the proposed Gateway Connector as a protected corridor, it was learned this week. A publication of this notice will appear…
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