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BASEBALL RECAP: Local teams lose in regionals
Valmeyer was searching for its first baseball regional title since 1971 on Saturday, but it was just not in the cards. The Pirates dropped an 11-5 contest to Okawville in…
Read MoreHawks win in penalty kicks over Eagles in sectional thriller
Gibault girls soccer head coach Matt Reeb couldn’t have imagined a better birthday present. On the fifth-year coach’s 29th birthday, his Hawks defeated rival Columbia 1-0 in a thrilling penalty…
Read MoreStolen truck recovered near Fults
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department is assisting in the investigation into a truck that was discovered in the ditch along Kidd Lake Road just south of Stringtown Road near Fults…
Read MoreTwo years later, JoJo is cancer-free
Joseph “JoJo” Charles was introduced to Monroe County two years ago as a young cancer patient who wished to be a farmer. Today, the 7-year-old from the Kansas City area…
Read MoreArea baseball teams in action this weekend
There was plenty of action on the diamond this weekend, including two high school baseball rivalry games. On Friday night, Columbia won its fifth straight game behind continued strong pitching…
Read MoreColumbia pitcher throws no-hitter
Columbia senior right-handed pitcher JT Broshears rebounded from a poor outing last week in a big way on Tuesday, throwing a five-inning no-hitter in the Eagles’ 10-0 win at Steeleville.…
Read MoreNo injuries after train, car collide near Columbia
A 51-year-old Columbia man has been charged with DUI and illegal stopping or parking on railroad tracks after his unoccupied Porsche was struck by a train late Wednesday night in…
Read MoreRetiring ag teacher set high standards at Valmeyer
Those attending Thursday night’s Valmeyer FFA annual awards banquet were greeted by the word “Sir” illuminated outside the chapter greenhouse next to the high school. That one simple word has…
Read MoreCPD stops vehicle wanted in Smithton armed bank robbery
At about noon on Thursday, Columbia police stopped a vehicle wanted in a Smithton armed bank robbery on Route 3 near Wedgewood Drive. Columbia police pulled over a silver Mitsubishi…
Read MorePolice investigating death of 2-year-old boy
Monroe County Coroner Vicki Koerber on Thursday identified the child found deceased inside his Renault home on Tuesday as 27-month-old Jase C. Tojo. The coroner added that an autopsy was…
Read MoreCrash with injury on Kaskaskia Road
The Waterloo Fire Department assisted the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department and EMS personnel at the scene of a truck crash with entrapment in the area of 5700 Kaskaskia Road at about…
Read MoreMonroe-Randolph Transit District: a people-moving experience
Many citizens of Monroe and Randolph counties have seen short white buses and vans scurrying about, but some may not be well acquainted with what they are and what they…
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