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Student numbers trend up
Despite continuing to deal with pandemic-related procedures and mandates, many area schools saw increases in student enrollment. Waterloo The Waterloo school district has 2,728 students enrolled this year, which is…
COVID death toll increases
In the days after Monroe County reached the grim milestone of 100 COVID-related deaths since the start of the pandemic, more such deaths have been reported. Two more deaths were…
Field fire south of Hecker
The Hecker Fire Department responded about 3:25 p.m. Tuesday to a small field fire in the area of Route 159 at Sunset Lane. The fire was reported to be very…
Structure fire in north Dupo
The Prairie du Pont, Dupo and Columbia fire departments responded about 3:40 p.m. Thursday to a structure fire in the 400 block of McBride Avenue in North Dupo. It is…
Truck stolen in Millstadt
Mlllstadt police said a pickup truck was stolen Monday afternoon from a business in town. Police said the truck, a black 1999 Ford F-250, was taken from the parking lot…
Monroe County Surgical Center closing
Red Bud Regional Hospital has announced its intent to close the Monroe County Surgical Center at 501 Hamacher Street in Waterloo. Services at the 6,800-square-foot facility were suspended during the…
Another change at Oak Hill
After several closed personnel discussions involving the county-owned senior living center in recent weeks, the Oak Hill agenda item at Monday’s Monroe County Board meeting only lasted about two minutes. …
Good Neighbor honored for heroic efforts
A man out for his morning run was honored by the Waterloo City Council for heroic efforts in alerting a family of an early September house fire. The Good Neighbor Award…
Singer moves past the pain
A young Lenzburg singer-songwriter does not let chronic illness stand in the way of pursuing her musical ambitions. When she was 17, Jessica Kay Jordan underwent what she describes as…
A new way to play at Eagleview
October may be International Augmentative and Alternative Communication Month, but Columbia’s Eagleview and Parkview Elementary schools are embracing different communication styles year-round. With the start of the new school year,…