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Girl Scouts celebrate cultures around the world
This weekend, local Girl Scout troops brought a taste of the world to the Gibault Catholic High School gymnasium in honor of World Thinking Day. While Girl Scouts officially designate…
Brush fire near Renault
The Prairie du Rocher Fire Department responded shortly after 2:15 p.m. Tuesday to a brush fire reported in a sinkhole in the area of 2252 Kaskaskia Road near Renault. There…
Theft from Waterloo Walmart
Local police agencies were put on lookout for a suspect vehicle following a theft from Walmart in Waterloo shortly before 5 p.m. Sunday. The vehicle wanted in the incident, a…
Saturday crash in Waterloo
Emergency personnel responded shortly before 1:10 p.m. Saturday to a three-vehicle crash on Route 3 just south of North Market Street in Waterloo. There did not appear to be any…
Supreme Court issues order on school masking
The same week the attorney general’s office filed several motions relating to school mask mandates in the Illinois Supreme Court, the highest court in the state returned a response. While…
I-255 lane closures to prep for bridge project
The Missouri Department of Transportation announced lane closures on I-255 over the next several days as it prepares for a large Jefferson Barracks Bridge rehabilitation project starting soon. One lane…
State success for WHS speech team
This weekend, the Waterloo High School speech team achieved high marks at the IHSA state competition. A total of 13 students, 11 being the sectional champion Performance in the Round…
Bill introduced after fire department shake-up
The appointment of Jerame Simmons Sr., who was convicted of arson and later pardoned by Gov. JB Pritzker, to acting chief of the Prairie du Pont Fire Department has elicited…
Columbia driving county’s growth
The growth of Monroe County becomes apparent while driving into or out of Columbia at its north end. On the west side of Route 3 is the 11 South complex,…
New life for historic Red Bud building
Over the years, Brad and Brenda Chandler of Property Peddler have taken on a number of “side projects” rehabbing buildings across the area, their most recent being an old building…