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New CEO at Dieterich Bank
Jason D. Semple is the successor to outgoing Dieterich Bank Chief Executive Officer Chuck Deters, who recently retired after 15 years with the bank. Semple was the bank’s chief financial…
Conserve water notice issued
On Tuesday afternoon, the Fountain Water District Board of Trustees issued a notice for all customers to reduce water usage until further notice to ensure an adequate water supply for…
Saturday crash in Columbia
Fire department, police and EMS personnel responded late Saturday morning for a two-vehicle crash on Route 3 at Mark Drive near Southwoods Center in Columbia. The crash occurred shortly after…
Friday brush fires near JB Bridge
The Columbia Fire Department was paged shortly after 1 p.m. Friday to provide a tanker and mutual aid for the Mehlville Fire Department for a series of brush fires along…
Digging for history in Valmeyer
It’s not every day a team of Boy Scouts can help a Ph.D candidate with her dissertation while she helps them earn an elusive merit badge, but that was the…
The chat about AI
The subject of artificial intelligence has garnered a great deal of attention over the last few months, with AI text and image generators as well as voice reproductions sweeping across…
New principal at Gibault
Having weathered a rough start to the recently completed academic year, Gibault Catholic High School will soon be welcoming a new principal to guide them going forward. Sarah Lanham is…
Longtime PE teacher retires
Zahnow Elementary’s longtime physical education teacher is retiring at the end of the 2022-23 school year, marking the end of a 35-year career in both Waterloo and Valmeyer. Karla Bivins…
Mental health in the spotlight
Waterloo Listens hosted its most recent general assembly meeting Monday at Human Support Services in recognition of May as Mental Health Awareness Month. Much of the meeting was dedicated to…
Germans visit Maeystown
What began as an observation of tree dedication markers at a Mascoutah park in 2015 sparked a genealogical investigation which eventually led a group of German visitors to Monroe County.…