What’s that smell in Valmeyer?

A foul odor commonly associated with natural gas leaks caused dozens of residents in Valmeyer and rural Waterloo to call emergency responders and Ameren Illinois on Thursday night. Fortunately, Ameren…

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Eagles, Hawks soar at home

In a busy weekend of boys basketball action, Columbia came through with an impressive win on its home court and Gibault honored its legendary 1999 squad in style. Columbia (14-6)…

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Boys hoops season now underway

All five local high school basketball teams kicked off their 2018-19 seasons in tournaments taking place over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Gibault, Valmeyer and Dupo competed at the annual Thanksgiving…

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Boys hoops season set to tip off

The high school basketball season begins next week with local teams participating in Thanksgiving holiday tournaments. Gibault, Valmeyer and Dupo are all playing at the annual Turkey Tip-off at Metro-East…

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Girls hoops season set to begin

The high school girls basketball season gets underway next week with the annual Columbia Tip-Off Classic at Columbia High School and Cat Classic at Dupo High School. The Columbia tournament…

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Valmeyer seeks new business

Valmeyer is attempting to use two types of incentives to attract new businesses to its village. In December, the village and a group of investors that includes George Obernagel bought…

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Valmeyer joins Jessica’s fight

Valmeyer High School sophomore Jessica Hicks’ night began with a surprise: a ride in a fire truck. “That was really fun,” Jessica said with a smile. “I’ve never ridden in…

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Rollover crash near Valmeyer

Emergency personnel responded shortly after 5:15 a.m. Saturday to a single vehicle rollover crash on Bluff Road at Herbst Road near Valmeyer. The male driver was reported to be conscious…

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