Baebler Farm aims to cultivate youth
Down a stretch of country road south of Waterloo exists a vast expanse of land ripe with the potential for conservation projects and educational...
Eagles offense set to take flight again
The Columbia High School softball team is planning to reload in 2015 rather than rebuild.
The team finished with a record of 34-3 in 2014,...
New ice cream shop opens in Columbia
Darryl Hebel of Millstadt, a former chemical engineer, never imagined himself opening an ice cream shop.
However, on May 22, he found himself cutting the...
Truck trailer breaks in half at Rt. 3 and Veterans Pkwy
The southbound lanes of Route 3 at Veterans Parkway in Columbia are currently blocked as towing crews have been called to remove a semi-truck's...
Police Blotter 5/21/14
Columbia Police
May 9 - Heather Sharp, 40, of Columbia, was arrested for retail theft at the Columbia Schnucks.
May 12 - Russell E. Parris, 25,...
Police blotter 9/24/14
Columbia Police
Sept. 16 - Darla A. Stumpf, 42, of Columbia, was arrested on an in-state warrant and for driving an uninsured vehicle.
Sept. 20 -...
Missing Valmeyer man found deceased
Updated 4/16/14: A rural Valmeyer man reported missing last week by family members was found deceased early Tuesday morning in St. Louis.
The Monroe County...
Self-inflicted shooting death in Waterloo
The Waterloo Police Department was called to the scene of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot fatality on Lakeview Drive that was reported shortly after 2...
Maeystown, Valmeyer fire departments receive grant
The Maeystown and Valmeyer fire departments were among 193 fire departments across Illinois to receive state grant funding for equipment.
Governor Pat Quinn and Illinois...
Crash on North Market and Route 3
The crash occurred shortly after 11:30 a.m. at the intersection of Route 3 and North Market Street. Waterloo police and Monroe County EMS responded....
Father, son part of last two conference winners at WHS
The lucky number for Waterloo High School boys hoops is 33.
Waterloo last won the Cahokia Conference title in 1981 under coach Rick Keefe, finishing...
Scout Inspires Civil War Remembrance
Church bells tolled at Ss. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Waterloo at 2:15 p.m. on Thursday, commemorating the 150th anniversary of the end...
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Sports Year in Review
The year 2018 was a banner year for Monroe County athletes, all the way through.
It began in January, when Waterloo junior Jenna Schwartz was...
Attempted murder charge in Waterloo stabbing
Trevor C. Hudson
A 26-year-old man faces an attempted murder charge following an early Friday morning stabbing in...
DUI injury crash at Walmart
Pictured is the scene of the accident Friday.
Emergency personnel responded shortly after noon Friday to the...
Inmate dies at county jail
The Illinois State Police is investigating the death of an inmate in the Monroe County Jail early Friday morning.