Posts Tagged ‘monroe county’
Cause of severe plant disease found at local Walmart
The pathogen that causes Sudden Oak Death, a plant disease that has killed large tracts of oaks and affected many native plant species in California, Oregon and Europe, has been…
Read MoreConcern locally over cannabis legalization
Gov. JB Pritzker signed House Bill 1438 into law last Tuesday, making recreational marijuana legal in Illinois starting Jan. 1. “Legalizing adult-use cannabis brings an important and overdue change to…
Read MoreCombine fire south of Renault
The Red Bud and Prairie du Rocher fire departments responded shortly before 6 p.m. Tuesday for a large combine fire in a wheat field at 1009 Carr Road south of…
Read MoreFCB acquires Columbia National Bank
FCB Banks announced Tuesday that it has acquired Columbia National Bank. The combined organization will continue to serve customers from all current locations of FCB Banks and CNB, according to a…
Read MoreColumbia man guilty of sex abuse
A Columbia man was found guilty Friday of one count of criminal sexual abuse of a young girl following a jury trial in Monroe County. The jury deliberated for seven…
Read MoreCar strikes home, 3 injured
A car struck a residence in a Columbia subdivision early Saturday morning, resulting in three injuries. The male driver of the 2019 Tesla, Alexander P. Gierer, 21, of Arnold, Mo.,…
Read MoreWightman recounts cave discovery
In 1949, a classmate of Paul Wightman named Cletus Meyer told Wightman about a large sinkhole with a cave at the bottom on the property of his uncle, Joel Fogelpole. …
Read MoreElmore seeks new term
The current chairman of the Monroe County Board of Commissioners announced over the weekend that he will seek a second term of office in 2020. Bob Elmore, a Republican who…
Read MoreFatal train vs. tractor crash in Fults
Several emergency agencies responded shortly after 8 p.m. Friday to a fatal crash involving a train and a farm tractor with multiple train cars derailed in the area of Fults…
Read MoreRiver crests as flood fight continues
For now at least, the worst is over for flooding in the area because the Mississippi River crested Saturday night at 46.02 feet in St. Louis. That is the second…
Read MoreJones, others receive state soccer honors
Columbia High School girls soccer standout Kennedy Jones was selected to the Illinois High School Soccer Coaches Association All-State Team last week and several others from this area earned either…
Read MoreFree summer lunch programs start
Those who cannot always afford to eat lunch during the summer have a number of free options for sustenance, as summer lunch programs are starting across the area. Waterloo, Valmeyer…
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