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‘Bougie on a budget’
A new coffee shop in the community has been getting plenty of attention over the past year, though those looking to get their caffeine fix won’t be getting the usual…
Visit the Frozen Forest
An upcoming winter event from the minds of three former Columbia High School students could be the beginning of a new, creative start-up. The Frozen Forest is an outdoor roller-skating…
Residents review revised flood maps
The only constant in life is change, and Columbia residents came out in force last Tuesday to see if they had any change in their futures. Representatives of the Federal…
Monday morning crash in Waterloo
Emergency personnel responded about 7:45 a.m. Monday to a two-car crash on Route 3 at North Moore Street in Waterloo. One person was injured in the crash, which resulted in…
Friday crash in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded about 11:10 a.m. Friday for a vehicle crash at the intersection of Rueck Road and North Metter Avenue in Columbia. A vehicle, a black 2014 Chevy Cruze…
Longtime local banker retires
First National Bank of Waterloo Assistant Vice President Ann Laurent has stepped away after 47 years with the organization. Laurent started at First National back in 1975, having possessed a…
WHS speech team keeps winning
The Waterloo High School speech team is continuing its winning ways during the 2022-23 school year. Waterloo’s Performance in the Round cast competed in the state tournament last year after…
Let there be light in Millstadt
A major grant put toward field lighting for two baseball diamonds as well as a complaint concerning high speeds on a small road in the community is some of the…
$1.6M judgment against Peppers
A registration of foreign judgment was filed in Monroe County Circuit Clerk’s Office earlier his month. The consent judgment was issued in St. Louis County Court in July after a…
Bryant on senate leadership team
As the 103rd General Assembly begins its work in Springfield, State Sen. Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) has been named assistant Republican leader for the Illinois Senate Republican Caucus by Sen. John…