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Waterloo OKs grocery tax
With an Oct. 1 deadline looming, the Waterloo City Council opted by a 5-3 vote to maintain a 1 percent grocery tax the state has left in the hands of…
Prison sentence in fatal ATV crash
James M. Eschmann, 22, of Columbia, was sentenced before a packed courtroom Friday following a guilty plea to an aggravated DUI charge. The charge was in connection to a Sept.…
Oak Hill, taxes and levees… oh my!
Monroe County officials did not wait long to install a new administrator at Oak Hill in Waterloo following the abrupt resignation of the acting director of the county-owned senior living…
Waterloo superintendent contract extended
Along with presentations from district staff and community members alike, the July meeting of the Waterloo School Board on Monday also saw votes for a superintendent contract extension and tentative…
Millstadt museum moving forward
The Millstadt Historical Society announced some big progress earlier this year with the news it had secured a physical location for a long-desired museum. With several months of continued effort…
CHS project, cell tower discussed
However brief, the July meeting of the Columbia School Board touched on a range of topics including the final step for funding renovations at Columbia High School, service contracts for…
Vintage Wine Bar cooking up more
Vintage Wine Bar in downtown Waterloo has undergone substantial changes over the past few months, bringing on a new chef amid an expansion of the kitchen as the establishment continues…
Gallagher’s changing to Geno’s
A downtown Waterloo restaurant will soon be changing hands. Hines Hospitality Group, owners of Roberto’s Trattoria & Chophouse at 145 Concord Plaza Shopping Center near South Lindbergh Boulevard in St.…
Nobbe joins ROE
Just a few weeks following the appointment of Regional Superintendent of Schools Ryan McClellan, the Regional Office of Education announced that a longtime teacher in the area will be stepping…
Cahokia Heights crash kills 2
Two area residents died in a vehicle crash that occurred about 12:20 a.m. last Monday, July 14, on Route 3 at Ruby Lane in Cahokia Heights. Cahokia Heights Police Chief…