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Projects steer course for Waterloo schools
Maintenance improvements were a prevailing topic of Monday’s Waterloo School Board meeting. The board approved many of these projects, which were discussed in an earlier Building and Grounds Committee meeting.…
New COVID subvariant arrives
The Midwest may seem eager to put the days of COVID behind it, but an Omicron subvariant’s recent increase in prevalence nationwide proves the pandemic is not over. Last Tuesday,…
Ukraine invasion hits home
As Wednesday marks Day 28 of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, media accounts serve as one of the only ties for many to their friends and family in the war zone. …
WHS Legacy Society inductees chosen
After a year thwarted by COVID, five Waterloo High School alumni are being recognized as the newest additions to the WHS Legacy Wall. Soon, the familiar faces of Rev. Mary…
Water plant project moves ahead
Plans to build a new water treatment plant serving Waterloo residents took a major step forward Monday night. The Waterloo City Council approved an ordinance authorizing the city to borrow…
Firebird Fest in the ‘Loo
Pontiac Firebirds will crowd the streets of Waterloo on Saturday, May 21, with cars of every color and every model year being featured. A parade, which will roll into town…
Columbia updates sign code
Out with the old, in with the new is a recurring theme in recent Columbia City Council meetings as the city continues a year-long comprehensive planning process and gears up…
Monday brush fire near Columbia
The Columbia Fire Department was paged shortly before 2:40 p.m. Monday for a brush fire near Harres Lane and Bluff Road south of Columbia. Waterloo and Valmeyer fire departments were…
Small fire Monday at Waterloo Sonic
The Waterloo Fire Department responded around 2:10 p.m. Monday to the Sonic restaurant drive-thru in Waterloo. Initial reports stated a small fire began in a mulch pile near the drive-thru…
Man enters meat shop with chainsaw
The Waterloo Police Department responded about noon Friday to Schneider’s Quality Meats, 1323 Illinois Route 3, after a 63-year-old man from East Carondelet entered the business carrying a chainsaw, alarming…