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Waterloo schools shift to in-person

The Waterloo School District announced Tuesday afternoon that it would resume in-person learning beginning Sept. 24.  In a letter sent to parents late Tuesday afternoon, Waterloo Superintendent Brian Charron said…

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No new mitigations for region

The metro east will not face any additional mitigations to slow the spread of coronavirus in the region, according to St. Clair County Board Chairman Mark Kern. “The state shared…

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Friday motorcycle crash near Columbia

A Waterloo man was injured in a Friday motorcycle crash near Columbia in rural St. Clair County. The St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department said that Russell S. Buechler, 61, was…

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Columbia schools reopening to students

The Columbia School District Board of Education unanimously voted at a special meeting Monday night to resume in-person learning beginning Sept. 28. The board approved a plan, specifics of which…

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Monday crash in Waterloo

The Waterloo Fire Department responded along with Waterloo police and Monroe County EMS to a two-vehicle crash on Route 3 at Southview Drive shortly before 10:40 a.m. Monday. Police said…

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Dupo vehicle theft suspects captured

Two suspects wanted in the Sept. 3 thefts of four vehicles in Dupo as well as a repair shop burglary were taken into custody this week and charged. St. Louis…

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Suspects sought after flee attempt from St. Louis

Local law enforcement agencies were put on alert about 12:50 p.m. Wednesday for a green Ford F150 that was evading St. Louis city police and traveling east on I-255 across…

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Wagner keeps up the fight

Monroe County Health Department Administrator John Wagner went on a fishing trip to Table Rock Lake in Missouri with his son for the weekend early this year. His phone rang…

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New rules take bite out of dining

The Illinois Department of Public Health announced on Sept. 2 that “in excess” of 1,400 of the state’s coronavirus cases in the last 60 days had been traced back to…

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WPD rowing for Special Olympics

The Waterloo Police Department is continuing its tradition of raising money for Special Olympics Illinois this month by participating in a Virtual Row 4 Dough benefit.  On Friday, 10 Waterloo…

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