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Tax talk for Waterloo schools
The Waterloo School Board focused its meeting Monday night on the 2024 tax levy, with attention also turning toward a myriad of maintenance projects and various points of positivity in…
Gibault hires new principal
The Most Rev. Michael McGovern, Bishop of Belleville has named Geoffrey Miller, Ph.D., Principal of Gibault Catholic High School in Waterloo. His appointment is effective Jan. 1, 2025. Dr. Miller…
Waterloo approves tax levy
The Waterloo City Council on Monday night approved a property tax levy increase for the current fiscal year during its final regular meeting of 2024. A public hearing, as advertised…
Charges in Hecker incident
A Randolph County woman is facing multiple charges following a morning incident on Dec. 10 involving a Monroe County Sheriff’s Department deputy. Crystal M. Lehnen, 36, of Baldwin, was charged…
Southbound I-255 lane closures this week
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced lane closures will be encountered on southbound I-255 beginning Wednesday, Dec. 18, at 9 a.m. through Friday, Dec. 20, at 3 p.m., weather permitting.…
DUI crash near Fountain
A Missouri man was arrested for DUI following a crash early Saturday morning in rural Monroe County. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department said that shortly after 12:05 a.m., a 2019…
Away from the manger
Police are investigating the theft of a baby Jesus figurine from the Nativity scene outside of a Waterloo church over the weekend. The theft was discovered about 7:45 a.m. Sunday…
Heroism displayed in fiery plane crash
If not for the efforts of two Good Samaritans, a fiery small plane crash early Sunday afternoon in Columbia would have certainly resulted in the death of a local man. …
Rau-a-thon for fun and funds
A Turkey Trot alternative that’s become a Thanksgiving tradition for some folks in Waterloo saw great success in its recent fundraising efforts, surpassing even the exceptional amount raised for a…
No place to grow in Columbia?
The oft-delayed comprehensive plan for the City of Columbia finally had its first public review Monday night during a meeting of the Columbia Planning Commission. Columbia City Administrator Doug Brimm…