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Waterloo School Board meets
The Waterloo School Board met Monday night to discuss a number of smaller items such as adjustments to bleacher replacements at the junior high and next year’s school calendar, though…
Conservation lawsuit continues
A request for injunction filed by the State of Illinois in April 2024 on behalf of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources and the Illinois Nature Preserve Commission has yet…
Have you seen this lady?
The Waterloo Police Department is seeking assistance from the public in identifying this individual seen in surveillance footage at Rural King in Waterloo the evening of Jan. 31. Police said…
Federal actions stir anxiety for farmers
By ASHLEY N. SORIANO Capitol News Illinois The effects of President Donald Trump’s planned tariffs on allies and rivals are yet to be seen, but farmers in Illinois are bracing…
Where’s the money?
On Tuesday, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker joined U.S. Senators Dick Durbin, and Tammy Duckworth and various members of the Illinois congressional delegation to issue a joint letter to White House…
Real Estate Transactions | Feb. 10-14
The location of real estate transactions with only the parcel number listed may be viewed be entering the number on the Monroe County GIS website ‘Parcel Viewer.’ All transactions may…
Rush hour crashes in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded late Tuesday afternoon to multiple crashes in the area of I-255 and Route 3 in Columbia. The first crash involved three vehicles about 4:30 p.m. on Route…
Man escapes trailer fire near Waterloo
A wood-burning stove is believed to have caused a devastating fire early Saturday morning to a single-wide trailer in the 2400 block of HH Road west of Waterloo. The Waterloo…
Structure fire near Modoc
The Prairie du Rocher and Red Bud fire departments responded shortly after noon Thursday to a structure fire reported in the 6800 block of Maple Hollow Road off Bluff Road…
Fallen officer returns home
Communities in Southern Illinois and Nevada have felt a tremendous loss with the death of Jason Roscow, a native of Prairie du Rocher who was a 17-year veteran of the…