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Waterloo proud of its German heritage
Waterloo’s annual Porta Westfalica Festival is returning for its 40th celebration following two years of absence due to COVID-19. The festival will take place Tuesday, June 21, on the courthouse…
Waterloo mayor on the mend
Last Monday, the Waterloo City Council conducted its first regular meeting since Mayor Tom Smith was hospitalized following a stroke. Alderman Clyde Heller, the most senior member of the council,…
Columbia teaching couple retires
Columbia couple Becky and Dave Touchette are retiring after 34 years and 32 years in the Columbia school district, respectively. Becky is originally from Missouri but moved to Columbia and…
Valmeyer school tax issue on ballot
Valmeyer voters in the June 28 election will decide whether or not to increase the property tax limiting rate for its school district. The proposition says the limiting rate under…
Road project, zoning topics for county
Monroe County Engineer Aaron Metzger talked about future projects for Route 3 between Waterloo and Columbia during last Tuesday’s meeting of the Monroe County Board. He said the Illinois Department…
Tuesday crash in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded about 10:35 a.m. Tuesday to a two-vehicle crash with injuries and road blockage on Route 3 at Carl Street in Columbia. Responding agencies included the Columbia Police…
Smash-and-grab theft at Columbia park
Police are investigating after a smash-and-grab theft was reported Saturday morning at a Columbia park. Shortly after 9:40 a.m., a woman called to report that a window was broken on…
Possible bridge jumper rescued
A 32-year-old Dupo woman was transported by ambulance to Mercy Hospital South in St. Louis County following a Friday night incident on Jefferson Barracks Bridge. Shortly before 9:30 p.m., Columbia…
Another roundabout for Columbia?
On the same day Columbia began work on a roundabout project on Quarry Road, discussion of a potential new roundabout less than a mile from the one under construction took…
Friday crash in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded to a multi-vehicle crash involving child passengers on Route 3 southbound just north of Sand Bank Road in Columbia shortly before 4:30 p.m. Friday. No injuries were…