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Sunday afternoon crash in Waterloo

Emergency personnel responded shortly before 2 p.m. Sunday to a two-vehicle crash on Route 3 at Vandebrook Drive/South Market Street at the south end of Waterloo. None of those involved…

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Fire call at Hopskeller

The Waterloo Fire Department responded at about noon Sunday to a fire in the pizza chimney at Hopskeller Brewing Company, 116 E. Third Street, Waterloo. A fire official told the…

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Saturday night crash near Columbia

The Columbia Fire Department responded about 10:30 p.m. Saturday to a single-vehicle crash in the 1100 block of Imbs Station Road near Cement Hollow Road in rural St. Clair County.…

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Saturday morning crash in Waterloo

Emergency personnel responded shortly before 10:45 a.m. Saturday to a two-vehicle crash on South Market Street at Front Street in Waterloo. The vehicles involved were a maroon SUV and a…

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A proud purpose for plastic

As progress toward a splash pad at William Zimmer Memorial Park has steadily been made over the past few months, a Waterloo nonprofit has continued its efforts toward furnishing the…

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Monroe County startUP gets colorful

Following a successful golf tournament in the fall, this year’s Monroe County startUP class is putting together another fundraiser: a run with a colorful twist. The startUP 5K Color Run…

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County talks EMS, jail

Monroe County commissioners discussed the possibility of not charging a fee for “no treatment, no transport” service calls to Monroe County EMS.  During Tuesday’s meeting of the Monroe County Board,…

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The choice for Woods is drug-free

The Monroe County Coalition for Drug-Free Communities recently met for its first meeting of the year, welcoming a new executive director and setting goals for several years to come. Kacie…

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Splash pad progress reported

Discussion among the Waterloo Park District Board once again centered around continuing progress with the splash pad at William Zimmer Memorial Park, with the board also approving a now annual…

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Bill for media access to encrypted scanner chatter

State Rep. LaShawn K. Ford (D-Chicago) has introduced legislation which would require any law enforcement agency in Illinois that encrypts police scanner transmissions to provide real-time access to those transmissions…

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