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Shortage causing school bus troubles
The Waterloo School District is gradually returning to pre-pandemic normalcy, but one aspect of the education process continues to feel the effects of the novel coronavirus — transportation. Cynthia French,…
Dupo mayor re-elected; other results
At press time last week, the results of mail-in ballots, write-in votes and some votes in St. Clair County were not known. Write-in and mail in votes will not be…
Columbia biz goes international
If you have been through airport security in America, there is a good chance you have experienced the results of a business that came to Columbia last year. That business…
Millstadt Union Fire Department turns 150
In 1736, Benjamin Franklin organized a volunteer “bucket brigade” in Philadelphia to more effectively respond to fires in the entire city – not just for members of a local Mutual…
Schools plan for federal funds
Monroe County’s school districts are preparing to spend the third and largest wave of federal funding aimed at helping students cope with the pandemic. Gov. JB Pritzker announced March 31…
Vehicle stolen, others entered in Waterloo
Police are investigating the theft of a vehicle and others unlawfully entered in Waterloo early Tuesday morning. A white Hyundai SUV was stolen from Mary Court sometime around 4 a.m.,…
Truck stolen in Columbia
Police are investigating the theft of a pickup truck last week in Columbia. The incident occurred in the early morning hours last Tuesday, April 6, sometime before 5 a.m. in…
Sunday calls for WFD
The Waterloo Fire Department responded to two separate calls on Sunday afternoon. The first call was about 3 p.m. at McDonalds, 176 Marketplace Drive, for a small gas leak behind…
Saturday night crash on Bluff Road
Emergency personnel responded about 10:40 p.m. Saturday to a single-vehicle crash in the area of 6330 Bluff Road south of Valmeyer. The vehicle involved was a pickup truck that had…
Saturday morning crash near Columbia
Emergency personnel responded about 10 a.m. Saturday to a vehicle crashed in a ditch near the intersection of Triple Lakes Road and Imbs Station Road. The Columbia Fire Department was…