Police report year-end trends

Law enforcement agencies throughout Monroe County have reported a continued return to pre-pandemic activity as 2022 appeared to be a rather average year of policing. Monroe County Sheriff Neal Rohlfing…

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A new way to train

The late Roger Taake would have been proud of the community coming together to create a two-story “training tower” on Maeystown Volunteer Fire Department grounds. The new training structure is…

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Visit the Frozen Forest

An upcoming winter event from the minds of three former Columbia High School students could be the beginning of a new, creative start-up. The Frozen Forest is an outdoor roller-skating…

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Police Blotter | 1-18-23

(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…

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Eagles win third tourney title

The Columbia High School boys basketball squad won its third tournament of the season with a 59-48 victory over Wesclin in the championship game of this year’s Okawville Invitational Tournament…

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Friday crash in Columbia

Emergency personnel responded about 11:10 a.m. Friday for a vehicle crash at the intersection of Rueck Road and North Metter Avenue in Columbia. A vehicle, a black 2014 Chevy Cruze…

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