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Waterloo phone booth returns

A staple of downtown Waterloo that returned this week was heralded as a Christmas gift to the community. Harrisonville Telephone Company confirmed Thursday that the company was going to replace…

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The gift of life

Ashlea Moravec knew something was amiss as early as 2004. After she gave birth to her first child, there were signs of kidney problems.  Nothing came of those complications, though…

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Valmeyer FEA donates to Shriners

A group of Valmeyer High School students donated to help children less fortunate than themselves.  The Valmeyer High School Future Educators of America recently provided blankets to Shriners Hospital for…

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Columbia School Board OKs tax levy

The Columbia School Board approved its 2019 tax levy, which is payable next year, at its meeting Thursday night.  The district is seeking to levy approximately 4.2 percent more than…

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Connector task force finishes report

The Southwest Illinois Connector Task Force has completed a draft of its report and will finalize that draft before the end of the year and submit it to the state. …

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Hear the train a comin’ at Oak Hill

Joe Berry has a passion for trains, both the full-size version and ones that can fit in his hand. The Columbia man, with help from the Oak Hill Memorial Endowment…

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Rollover crash north of Waterloo

Emergency personnel responded shortly after 4:30 a.m. Monday to a vehicle rollover crash on Route 3 southbound just south of FF Road between Columbia and Waterloo. The vehicle, a 2008…

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Hudson case moving forward

Judge Dennis Doyle ruled Thursday that there is sufficient probable cause for the case against Trevor Hudson to continue following a preliminary hearing at the Monroe County Courthouse.  A preliminary…

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Man dies in Columbia fire

A man was pronounced dead at the scene of a Thursday night structure fire. The Columbia Fire Department was assisted by Columbia police and Columbia EMS personnel about 8:45 p.m.…

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CCSI fentanyl report false

Emergency personnel responded about 1:30 p.m. Thursday to a report that a teacher may have been exposed to fentanyl at Career Center of Southern Illinois, 6137 Beck Road, Red Bud.…

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