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Splash pad start on horizon
The Waterloo Park Board met Thursday for its regular monthly meeting, where commissioners said goodbye to longtime attorney Mary Buettner, discussed a range of typical park matters and announced pending…
Queen of Hearts capped at $500K
On the same night the jackpot reached six figures, it was announced the current iteration of the popular Queen of Hearts drawing on Tuesdays at Outsider tavern in Waterloo to…
Semiautomatic weapons ban upheld
The Illinois Supreme Court upheld the state’s ban on the sale or possession of the type of semiautomatic weapons used in many mass killings nationally. In a 4-3 decision Friday,…
New gender-neutral restroom law
A measure that allows multiple-occupancy public restrooms in Illinois to be labeled gender-neutral was signed into law Friday by Gov. J.B. Pritzker. Per the Chicago Tribune, the measure amends the…
Gas leak in Hecker
The Hecker Fire Department, Monroe County EMS and Monroe County Sheriff’s Department responded at about 11:35 a.m. Tuesday to a gas leak reported inside a residence at 240 N. Second…
Purple hearts in Prairie du Rocher
Aug. 7 was Purple Heart Day, a moment set aside to recognize those U.S. military veterans who have been wounded or killed as a result of enemy action while in…
Charron joins Waterloo City Council
Waterloo Mayor Stan Darter on Monday officially appointed Tina Charron to the Ward III seat on the Waterloo City Council vacated by Jason Goff, who resigned in June due to…
Sending love to Biloxi
A group of parishioners from St. Paul United Church of Christ in Columbia recently took a mission trip to Mississippi, offering their services to a long-lived mission which focuses on…
Adorable Beast returns
Nine months following a tragic fire that destroyed their business and two others, the owners of Adorable Beast have made a return, setting up shop in a new location that…
Columbia soccer park approved
The Columbia City Council approved a number of items Monday, including a green light for the first phase of a planned youth sports complex near the intersection of Bluff and…