Posts Tagged ‘paywall’
Local land buy for Audubon Society
The Illinois Audubon Society announced the purchase of 44.5 acres in Monroe County to protect the groundwater recharge basin which drains into the Fogelpole Cave Nature Preserve off G Road…
Read MoreOur two biggest challenges | Ott Observations
I think our country today faces two immense and complex challenges, but they aren’t what you think. It’s not the economy, the environment or how to handle Russia, China or…
Read MoreToo much discussion | Mark’s Remarks
I love to watch the show “Hoarders.” Most of the episodes are predictable. A team comes in, assesses the hoard and then goes about convincing the person to let go…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 9-6-23
(Information in this report is gathered from police agencies, county courts and emergency radio dispatch. The public is reminded that defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty and charges may…
Read MoreTrio of Tuesday morning crashes
Emergency personnel were busy responding to a trio of Tuesday morning crashes in Monroe County. The first crash occurred about 7:25 a.m. in the 5200 block of Route 156 near…
Read MoreUnlocked vehicles rummaged through in Columbia
Police are investigating multiple reports of burglaries to motor vehicles that occurred early Saturday morning off Rueck Road in Columbia. A total of four vehicles, all unlocked, were unlawfully entered…
Read More4-car crash in Columbia Monday
The Columbia Police Department responded to a four-car crash Monday morning shortly after 8 a.m. on northbound Route 3 near the North Main Street intersection. According to the police report,…
Read MoreUTV crash near Ames
Emergency personnel responded about 3:30 a.m. Sunday to the report of a side-by-side UTV that had rolled into a ditch and trapped its male driver underneath. The incident occurred in…
Read MoreFriday night fire on D Road
Three local departments battled a Friday night blaze in rural Monroe County. Valmeyer, Waterloo and Columbia firefighters responded about 8:40 p.m. to a residence in the 6900 block of D…
Read MoreWednesday motorcycle crash in Waterloo
The Waterloo police and fire departments, Monroe County Sheriff’s Department and Monroe County EMS responded shortly after 5:45 p.m. Wednesday for a crash involving a motorcycle. The driver lost control…
Read MorePhone call leads to lockdown at 11 South
A phone call to SSM Health Medical Group office at 11 South in Columbia on Wednesday morning was brief cause for alarm. At about 9:40 a.m., a man from New…
Read MoreStolen vehicle, meth arrest in Millstadt
A Red Bud man faces multiple felonies following an incident last Wednesday in Millstadt. The Millstadt Police Department said that shortly after 11:20 a.m. Aug. 30, an officer responded to…
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