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Splash pad comes more into focus

The Waterloo Park Board met last Wednesday and unveiled more detailed plans for a splash pad to be constructed next year at William Zimmer Memorial Park off Rogers Street. The…

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Cheers to this Waterloo veteran

A Waterloo resident and Navy veteran appears on the bottle of one of the most popular brands of bourbon in the country.  Joshua Perschbacher was one of six veterans selected…

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Longtime school nurse retires

Virtually all areas of education have changed over the last few decades, but perhaps none have seen as noteworthy a progression as school health care.  Carolyn Sabo can attest to…

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Longtime teacher thankful for great career

Kim Buettner had a bit of a circuitous route to her career in the Waterloo School District.  She started working in the district in 1985 as a special education paraprofessional…

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Crash on Route 3 at Columbia’s south end

Emergency personnel responded to a multi-vehicle crash about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday on Route 3 at South Main Street in Columbia that tied up rush hour traffic. Columbia police said that…

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Friday crash in rural Millstadt

A man was injured in a rollover crash shortly after 5 p.m. Friday in the 1500 block of Kropp Road in rural Millstadt. The St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department said…

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Propane tank leak in Columbia

The Columbia Fire Department responded shortly after noon Monday to 714 Eckert Lane after an excavator on the property struck a propane tank, causing a leak. Responding firefighters remained on…

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Thursday crash in Waterloo

Emergency personnel responded to a two-vehicle crash with injury shortly before noon Thursday in the 500 block of South Market Street outside of Casa Romero in Waterloo. The vehicles involved…

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Injury crash north of Millstadt

Emergency personnel responded about 9 p.m. Wednesday to a crash involving a vehicle striking a tree with injuries in the 3300 block of Zingg Road near Mueller Road north of…

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Recovery residence clears a hurdle

The Waterloo City Council on Monday night provided a boost in efforts to open a women’s drug and alcohol recovery residence at the former independent senior living community known as…

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