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WHS Hot Rodders zoom to nationals
Even though the pandemic put a glitch in their plans, Waterloo High School students finally got their chance to compete in a Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Competition, six of which…
Waterloo OKs handful of measures, plans
The Waterloo City Council gave the go-ahead on a couple of requests and project plans during its regular meeting on Monday night. Alderman Jim Trantham was the only council member…
2010 sex assault case concludes
A sexual assault case from 2010 in Monroe County was finally closed earlier this month. Adam C. Piat, 35, formerly of Waterloo, was sentenced in Monroe County Circuit Court on…
Columbia K-9 ready for dog days
The best time to welcome a furry family member is usually not while caring for a 16-month-old child with another on the way, but that’s exactly what Kathy Hopkins, wife…
Ackerman, Columbia School Board settle
Months after the Columbia School Board unanimously voted not to extend the current middle school assistant principal’s contract, new information has come to light. Still, questions remain. Agreement revealed Via…
Examining media mistrust
(Editor’s note: This article is the final installment in a series exploring media literacy and its multiple facets. This week, experts weigh in on press distrust and what can be…
Pardoned fire chief also part-time cop
Jerame Simmons Sr., an East Carondelet native previously convicted of arson and later pardoned, caught the public’s attention after being named chief of the Prairie du Pont Fire Department this…
Wedding day turns tragic near Red Bud
A young man from Herrin died in a two-vehicle crash early Saturday evening near Red Bud. The Red Bud fire and police departments, Monroe County EMS, MedStar Ambulance and Monroe…
Tuesday trailer fire in Waterloo
The Waterloo Fire Department responded about 12:40 p.m. Tuesday for a report of a mobile enclosed lawnmower trailer on fire in the 700 block of Illinois Avenue. The blaze was…
Vehicle, catalytic converter thefts near Columbia
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department is investigating multiple stolen vehicle reports along with several catalytic converter thefts earlier this month near Columbia. Shortly after 7 a.m. May 7, MCSD deputies…