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Handyman to the rescue
A Waterloo High School graduate with a jack-of-all-trades kind of maintenance and repair experience is looking to lend his expertise for anyone in the community with an odd job that…
Waterloo School Board talks finances
Otherwise dominated by discussion of Waterloo Junior High School’s future (as reported on last week’s front page), last Monday’s meeting of the Waterloo School Board also touched on district tennis…
More power for Waterloo
Adding to the City of Waterloo’s power generating capacity, Solar Turbines Incorporated delivered and Barnhart Crane & Rigging performed the heavy lifting to place a new turbine generator safely on…
Schwarze pleads not guilty
A woman charged following the tragic shooting of 14-year-old Emma Schultheis by her own father in July appeared in court last week. Karen A. Schwarze, 58, of Valmeyer, entered not…
Attempted murder charge in Smithton
The Smithton Police Department announced that charges were filed following an alleged domestic battery last Wednesday in the 100 block of Stahl Drive. Officers responded and quickly located the suspect,…
Call for impeachment as Pritzker calls for less rhetoric
Gov. JB Pritzker said political leaders — starting with President Donald Trump — need to do more to condemn political violence. Pritzker’s critique of the president comes after the governor…
Real Estate Transactions | Sept. 8-12, 2025
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…
Lightning strike in Columbia
The Columbia Fire Department responded about 2:50 p.m. Tuesday to the report of a possible lightning strike near Central Bank, located at 285 Southwoods Drive just off Route 3. Upon…
Train strikes car in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded about 5:30 a.m. last Wednesday, Sept. 17, after a train struck an unoccupied car on the railroad tracks near DD Road in Columbia. Columbia police said the…