Trick-or-treating is a go this Halloween
Halloween may look a little different this year for some as they look to take safety precautions amid the pandemic, but area municipalities are...
Locals help bring movie to big screen
Jon FaheyTom GreenLes Stroud
A new movie called “Interviewing Monsters and Bigfoot” was released on all major streaming services last week, and several Monroe County...
Pandemic pause for civic clubs
As businesses and individuals have coped with financial hardship from the coronavirus pandemic, the same is true for community organizations.
“Basically, we’re at a standstill,”...
MASC performing drive-in play
Entertainment options have been severely limited by the novel coronavirus pandemic, but a Monroe County favorite is returning in a new form the next...
Income tax amendment questions
Election Day is 20 days away, and early voting is off to a strong start, but a few common questions remain about Illinois’s proposed...
Columbia man writes first book
Columbia native and active U.S. Navy Electronics Technician 3rd Class Charles Moore found himself in the middle of the Arabian Sea aboard the USS...
North settling in at CCSI
About two months into his new job as the principal/assistant director at Career Center of Southern Illinois in Red Bud, former Waterloo Athletic Director...
Rift grows between Dupo police, CENCOM
St. Clair County 911 Emergency Telephone Board Executive Director Herb Simmons disputed recent comments made by Dupo Police Chief Kevin Smith in regard to...
Gambling in Monroe County down only slightly
While businesses across multiple industries are coping with staggering losses due to the pandemic, video gambling took only a slight dip in Monroe County...
Music connects teacher to the blind
At the first concert for his current job, Bryan Mueller got emotional as his youngest group of students performed.
“I was almost in tears at...
One-vehicle crash in Waterloo
The Waterloo Police Department, Waterloo Fire Department and Monroe County EMS responded about 11:45 a.m. Tuesday to a one-vehicle crash near the intersection of...
Waterloo man charged with home invasion, domestic battery in Belleville
A young Waterloo man is facing serious felony charges following an incident last month in Belleville.
Devon M. Buckley, 23, was charged with home...