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Columbia bakery makes mornings warm

While it is seeing decreased sales like virtually every other restaurant, Dear Diva Desserts is still finding a way to help those in need during the stay at home order. …

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Local praise for PPP

The Paycheck Protection Program, which has loaned hundreds of billions of dollars to businesses during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, has been met with mixed reception. Some have praised the program…

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Area woman helps Waterloo during pandemic

Anna Nations, a field market access manager with medical device manufacturing company Boston Scientific, is a member of her company’s COVID Relief Project Team.  As part of her work on…

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Injury motorcycle crash in Wartburg

A young Waterloo man was injured in a motorcycle crash that occurred shortly before 1 p.m. Sunday in Wartburg. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department said a Yamaha motorcycle driven by…

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Runner bitten by dog near Columbia

Columbia EMS responded along with the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department about 12:30 p.m. Saturday to a report of a 37-year-old man who was bitten in the leg by a…

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Gunshot wound incident in Waterloo

The Waterloo Police Department and Monroe County EMS responded about 4 p.m. Friday to the report of a older male subject found with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound by a…

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Coronavirus case at Waterloo Burger King; regional reopening plan unveiled

Monroe County is up to 83 confirmed cases of coronavirus as of Tuesday, one of which is an employee at Burger King in Waterloo. The fast food restaurant, located at…

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Thursday night crash in Waterloo

Emergency personnel responded at 10:45 p.m. Thursday to a vehicle crash with injury on Route 3 southbound near Sunset Ford in Waterloo. The driver of a white 2000 Dodge Dakota,…

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I-255 ramp closures in St. Clair County

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced Thursday that the ramps from Route 15 westbound to I-255 southbound and from I-255 northbound to Route 15 westbound in St. Clair County will…

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Facebook used to share blessings

A group of local women has been using Facebook to spread blessings to others since earlier this year. Maggie Partipilo, an English teacher at Waterloo High School, used to be…

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