The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department said it is investigating an altercation involving multiple subjects Saturday night at ...

Kathleen Ann Birlew, 82, of Longview, Texas, died at home with her family on March 2, 2026. She was born May 13, 1943, in Red ...

Roy Lee “Sid” Trexler, 100, of Columbia, died March 3, 2026, at Cedarhurst Senior Living in Waterloo. He was born Sept. 1, 1925, in Ullin, to the late George ...

Lederhosen will gather dust, fixings for potato pancakes will go untouched and accordions will go sadly un-oompahed this year ...

As the result of a rare tie vote during Monday night’s Columbia City Council meeting, Mayor Bob Hill cast the deciding tally ...

Airborne medical emergencies are fairly rare. Though they do happen in the real world, most folks imagining such an incident on a plane probably picture a scene out of ...

New leadership recently took over at Helping Strays as Anne Vincent stepped in as shelter director with ample experience when it comes to caring for neglected pets. Vincent has ...

A proposal to strengthen emergency medical services for Millstadt and surrounding communities is finally being brought before ...

Following a tumultuous 2025, the owners of JLP Homes are once again named in a lawsuit in Monroe County Circuit Court. In a complaint filed Feb. 18, plaintiffs Cody ...

USDA’s farm income forecast released this month projects another challenging year ahead for most farmers, except those in the beef sector. Overall, net farm income, a broad measure of ...

The Smithton School District recently named Tom Springborn as its next superintendent starting this upcoming school year. Springborn is currently the director of services for the Monroe-Randolph ...

March Madness will not include the three remaining local high school boys basketball squads that were still playing in the postseason as of last week. The Columbia, Gibault and ...