Posts Tagged ‘paywall’
Police Blotter | 8-11-21
(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 MoreDriver charged with DUI after striking bicyclist
A young Columbia man now faces felony charges after he allegedly struck and injured a bicyclist while driving drunk on Saturday morning. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department said that shortly…
Read MoreATV crash in rural Monroe County
Emergency personnel responded shortly before 8:30 p.m. Sunday to an ATV crash in the area of Outlet Road near Levee Road west of Maeystown. Responding agencies included the Maeystown Fire…
Read MoreLowry pleads guilty
Over two years after lying to a federal task force about his insurance dealings, former Red Bud Mayor Tim Lowry appeared at the federal courthouse in East St. Louis on…
Read MoreVehicles stolen, others entered in Waterloo
Police are investigating the overnight thefts of two unlocked vehicles and the unlawful entry of at least 10 others throughout Waterloo early Sunday morning. A white 2018 Jeep Cherokee with…
Read MoreMan struck by vehicle near Red Bud
Emergency personnel responded shortly before 5:30 a.m. Thursday to the area of Route 3 just north of Ames Road near Red Bud after a male pedestrian was struck by a…
Read MoreFive-vehicle injury crash in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded about 9:20 a.m. Thursday to a five-vehicle chain reaction crash with injuries on northbound Route 3 (Admiral Parkway) at North Main Street in Columbia. Multiple ambulances were…
Read MoreRespect | Movie Review
With legions of fans and a status as the Queen of Soul, the late Aretha Franklin was and is a beloved icon. Fans have eagerly awaited her 2020 biopic, which finally…
Read MoreEnd of an era: Longtime Waterloo manager retires
Sixty years. Over 2,000 wins. Forty-two division titles (including 29 straight). Twenty-three playoff titles. And how many ejections? “Not many. Maybe two,” legendary longtime Waterloo Millers manager Vern Moehrs says.…
Read MoreR-T All-Local Softball Team
The 2021 softball season was memorable in Monroe County, with Valmeyer and Waterloo winning regional championships and a handful of locals making names for themselves in the St. Louis area.…
Read MoreStumpy’s plans big expansion
Like many other business owners, the pandemic provided Adam and Laura Stumpf a chance to rethink how they wished to expand Stumpy’s Spirits & Distillery in Columbia. After Thursday’s Monroe…
Read MoreFarmland tax increases explained
In past years, assessments for farmland in Illinois could only legally fluctuate by 10 percent per year. Recently, Monroe County farmers have been seeing changes to this reflected on their…
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