Posts Tagged ‘paywall’
Sunday crash on HH Road
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department responded around 6:30 p.m. Jan. 2 for a partially-overturned vehicle on HH Road near Bluff Road. The driver of a 2001 Hyundai Santa Fe reportedly…
Read MoreMonday fire call on Bluff Road
The Maeystown, Valmeyer and Prairie du Rocher fire departments responded around 10:15 a.m. Monday to a house in the 3800 block of Bluff Road for a report of a possible…
Read MorePolice on lookout for vehicle
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department notified the Columbia Police Department around 12:20 p.m Thursday afternoon to be on the lookout for a blue Chevy Cruze with no license plates. The…
Read MoreYoung man’s death under investigation
The death of a young Waterloo man on Christmas Eve is under investigation. Anthony McDonald, 19, was pronounced deceased at 5:46 p.m. Dec. 24 in the Red Bud Regional Hospital…
Read MoreHoliday hoops madness underway
The Columbia-Freeburg Holiday Tournament is underway this week at Columbia High School, offering boys basketball action for fans to feast on before year’s end. The host Eagles were enjoying home…
Read MoreGirls hoop it up in Red Bud
Tournament time continues for local high school girls basketball squads this week. After competing in the Candy Cane Classic at Gibault Catholic High School prior to Christmas break, Waterloo, Columbia…
Read MoreHockey rivals to meet again
The new year will kick off with another rivalry hockey battle between the Freeburg-Waterloo Raging Bulldogs and Columbia Ice Eagles. The two local squads, who rank atop the Mississippi Valley…
Read MoreFormer WHS coach, AD passes away
The community was reflective upon the passing of retired longtime Bulldogs coach and athletic director Rick Keefe last week. Keefe, 72, died Dec. 23 following a lengthy battle with progressive…
Read More2021 Year in Review
From COVID rising and declining and rising again, to all the impacts locally as a result, 2021 was definitely an interesting year in Monroe County. There were also plenty of…
Read MoreFire chief change a hot topic for Prairie Du Pont
A handful of community members bundled up together last Wednesday night outside the Prairie Du Pont firehouse in Dupo. By the end of the night, they had called for resignations,…
Read MoreLabor shortage affects EMS
Emergency service teams are not immune to the labor shortage plaguing the nation, and, as many can testify, having such small staffing on top of a pandemic can be especially…
Read MoreNew laws for the new year
As Illinoisans prepare for the first day of 2022 this Saturday, there are 300 new laws scheduled to take effect. Some new laws beginning Jan. 1 include insurance companies being…
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