Softball season flying by

The Columbia and Waterloo softball squads keep piling up wins while a few other local squads experience mixed results.  Columbia (15-2) has won 13 straight contests.  On Monday, it was…

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Mon-Clair season opens May 18

The Mon-Clair League says goodbye to one team while welcoming another in preparation for the start of the 2025 summer baseball season.  Gone are the short-lived Edwardsville Stags, who finished…

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Police Blotter | 4-23-25

(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…

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Injury crash early Sunday

A male teen was injured in a crash that occurred shortly before 12:30 a.m. Sunday south of Columbia. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department said the Columbia teen was driving a…

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Sunday crash in Columbia

Emergency personnel responded about 5:20 p.m. Sunday to a two-vehicle crash on Route 3 at Carl Street in Columbia. There were no injuries resulting from this crash. Police said an…

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Crash near Red Bud injures 4

The Red Bud Fire Department, Monroe County Sheriff’s Department and Monroe County EMS responded shortly before 7:30 p.m. Friday to a two-vehicle crash with injuries on Ames Road at Faust…

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