School board delays decision on assistant superintendent hire
The Waterloo School Board delayed a decision on hiring an Assistant Superintendent for Business and Operations during its special meeting held Wednesday night.
Last...
Waterloo schools to change bus policy
The Waterloo School District is holding public meetings this week for parents concerned about a new bus policy slated for implementation next school year.
The...
Columbia mayoral, clerk candidates face off in debate
Columbia Mayor Kevin Hutchinson and challenger Brad Oberkfell squared off in a debate last Tuesday that was sponsored by Progress for Columbia and endorsed...
School board plans for budget, retirement
Waterloo School Superintendent Jim Helton painted a gloomy picture once again for school district finances during a presentation to the Waterloo School Board on...
Columbia moves closer on Brockland
During a Committee of the Whole meeting of the Columbia City Council Monday night, the proposed new Brockland auto dealership on Old State Route...
Columbia courting Brockland auto dealership
Columbia could soon be home to yet another auto dealership, if the price is right.
Bob Brockland Buick-GMC has been in discussions with the City...
Group hopes to save old Millstadt water tower
While the fate of Millstadt's old "tin man" style water tower remains in limbo, a grassroots citizens group has formed in hopes of saving...
Sequestration may hurt schools, services
That nasty term "sequestration" reared its ugly head March 1, as the deadline for Congress to prevent across-the-board cuts to federal spending passed without...
Monroe County levees discussed with Corps
County officials and local levee district commissioners met with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers flood safety personnel in Fairview Heights last Wednesday.
The meeting was...
Disease fatal to bats detected in Monroe County
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources confirmed Thursday the presence of White-Nose Syndrome, a disease fatal to several bat species, in four Illinois counties...
Explore Waterloo biking, walking trail plan presented
A regional planning group last Tuesday presented to city officials its 20-year, eight-phase plan for improving bicycle and pedestrian transportation in Waterloo.
The "Explore Waterloo" project for alternative transportation was developed...
West named to Southern Illinois Gun Task Force
Monroe County will be represented on U.S. Congressman Bill Enyart's new Southern Illinois Gun Task Force, which was formed in the wake of President...