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Fire 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…
Read MoreRaging Bulldogs one win away from title
The Freeburg-Waterloo Raging Bulldogs won the first game of a best-of-three series Thursday night against O’Fallon in a clash for the Mississippi Valley Club Hockey Association championship. “Overall it was…
Read MoreColumbia woman fights through breast cancer
Paula Hutchinson is a fighter. Known at Helping Strays as the organization’s president, the 49-year-old Columbia woman continues to show excitement for activities and fundraisers taking place through the shelter.…
Read MoreCFD assists with large brush fire near Sauget
The Columbia Fire Department assisted several departments in battling a large brush fire Sunday afternoon behind the chemical plant in Sauget, which spread from the area of Route 3 and…
Read MoreRueter wins 700th game
Legendary Gibault Catholic High School boys basketball coach Dennis Rueter won the 700th game of his illustrious career in a 41-26 home victory over Mascoutah on Friday night. With a…
Read MoreCrash on I-255
Traffic was restricted to one lane on eastbound I-255 as Columbia police and fire personnel assisted Illinois State Police with a two-vehicle crash just east of the JB Bridge on…
Read MoreFire call in rural Dupo
The Columbia Fire Department assisted the Dupo, Prairie du Pont and Cahokia fire departments in responding to a storage trailer fire reported in the 900 block of Sugarloaf Hill Road…
Read MoreBoil order lifted for Columbia, Waterloo
A boil order issued Thursday morning in both Columbia and Waterloo due to a 24-inch water line break in St. Clair County has been lifted. Illinois American Water, which provides…
Read MoreMen arrested for Columbia car break-ins
Two young men have been arrested on felony burglary charges following a rash of thefts from unlocked vehicles in Columbia last week. Now police are asking the community for assistance…
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