Posts Tagged ‘dupo’
Smiles all around at special needs track meet
Jeanne Goacher lit up with enthusiasm every time she saw more students zip toward the finish line during a special needs track and field event Friday at the Columbia High…
Read MoreMother charged in Dupo child’s death
A birthday memorial of stuffed animals and balloons could be seen outside the Dupo home of 4-year-old Emily Rose Perrin on Tuesday following what police described as a “tragic incident”…
Read MoreAction packed weekend of high school baseball
Local high school baseball teams crammed in a few games this weekend between raindrops with conference play looming. In a Friday evening showdown at GCS Ballpark in Sauget, the Gibault…
Read MoreISP air search helps locate missing teen near Dupo
Illinois State Police assisted Dupo police in locating a missing teen on Tuesday afternoon. At about 3:40 p.m., an ISP trooper was flagged down by a motorist on I-255 near…
Read MoreSearch continues for Dupo hunter near Cahokia
Area fire departments and emergency personnel are still searching for a 44-year-old Dupo man who reportedly went missing Monday afternoon after he was dropped off to hunt in the woods…
Read MoreFatal crash on I-255 near Dupo
Illinois State Police were assisted by Dupo police and fire and other emergency personnel in responding to a fatal two-vehicle crash on I-255 near mile marker 9 in St. Clair…
Read MoreHOLIDAY HOOPS: Eagles top ‘Dogs, soar to tourney final
The Columbia Eagles boys basketball team has soared to its best start in recent memory, improving to 10-0 while advancing to the final of the Columbia-Freeburg Holiday Tournament played at…
Read MoreDupo home damaged by fire
A Dupo home was damaged by fire on Friday and two dogs inside perished in the blaze. The Dupo, Cahokia, Prairie du Pont and Columbia fire departments responded about noon…
Read MoreFootball regular season comes to an end
The high school football regular season came to a close on Friday night. Columbia’s football season will continue next week with a first round playoff game. But the Eagles remained…
Read MoreGibault soccer wins regional
Gibault Catholic High School’s soccer season will move forward. The Hawks defeated Freeburg, 6-0, to claim their 1A Regional Championship on Friday at Oerter Park. Ben Mueth got Gibault on…
Read MoreHouse fire in Dupo
The Dupo and Prairie du Pont fire departments responded to a fully engulfed house fire in the 500 block of North Fifth Street in Dupo about 1:30 a.m. Monday. A…
Read MoreEagles edge Central; ‘Dogs lose heartbreaker
There are now only two weeks left in the high school football season. Columbia was able to hang on and beat conference foe Breese Central, 28-27. On the Eagles’ first…
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