Nast keeps on keepin’ on
With spring in full swing, sales are abounding in yards, neighborhoods and small communities.
Many are just to get rid of stuff or recoup...
County receives clean audit
Keith Slusser and Curtis Stoll of the Fick Eggemeyer & Williamson CPA group gave a report about a recent audit of the county’s finances...
Focus on fall for Waterloo schools
As students prepared to close out the school year, the Waterloo School Board looked to the future during its May meeting.
Much of the conversations...
COVID booster OK’d for kids
inistration OK’d the Pfizer-BioNTech’s third, or “booster,” COVID vaccine dose for children ages 5-11, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Illinois Department...
Integrity sued again
A lawsuit was filed May 19 in Monroe County court against Integrity Healthcare of Columbia, located at 253 Bradington Drive, and an unspecified staffing...
Formula shortage felt locally
In the 17 years she’s been a mother, Waterloo’s Angie Hoernis has not seen anything like what she’s currently navigating with her 5-month-old daughter:...
WHS alumna explores uncharted research
Chemistry started as Samantha Kruse’s favorite subject at Waterloo High School and has since evolved into the field in which she is pioneering research.
Kruse,...
School ordinance violations examined
When his son, a student at Waterloo High School, received a citation and related fine for possessing an e-cigarette as a minor at school,...
State gives sheriff a raise
While the Monroe County Board of Commissioners set the salaries of several elected county officials during its meeting on Monday, the greater interest involved...
Police pursue fleeing van Monday
The Monroe County Sheriff's Department responded to a report of domestic violence in progress at the Midwest Petroleum gas station on Route 3 near...
Break-in at Columbia auto dealership
Police are investigating following an early Saturday morning break-in at Columbia Chrysler Dodge Jeep RAM, 500 Admiral Weinel Boulevard.
Police said that shortly after 2:50...
Stolen vehicle, catalytic converter theft in Columbia
Police are investigating after a van was stolen Saturday morning in downtown Columbia and found a short time later with its catalytic converter cut...