Police Blotter | 9-21-22

(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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Live and Let Live | Ott Observations

A conservative friend who reads my columns recently asked me what I thought about transgenders, specifically about athletes.   He knows I have a stepdaughter who once played college volleyball.…

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Motorcycle crash in Waterloo

Emergency personnel responded about 1:50 p.m. Saturday for a motorcycle crash in Waterloo. Initial reports are that a motorcycle driven by Patrick Seymour Sr. of Belleville had its front brake…

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Barn fire south of Columbia

Multiple departments responded shortly before 10 a.m. Friday to a fully involved pole barn fire at 101 Hill Castle Court south of Columbia. The barn, owned by Nathaniel Reinhold, was…

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