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Tin Rooster ready to serve

A new restaurant in Waterloo opened last week, though it bears similarities to a previous business.  The Tin Rooster opened at 1365 N. Illinois Route 3.  That is the former…

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CHS class covers music history

A new course at Columbia High School is giving students a perspective on history they normally would not get until college, if ever.  That class is called social/political history of…

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Columbia subdivision plan moves ahead

Many of the standing-room-only crowd went home disappointed after the Columbia Plan Commission voted Monday to recommend approval for a controversial proposed subdivision. The plan calls for development with Community…

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Tuesday fire calls in Waterloo

The Waterloo Fire Department had a busy Tuesday morning, responding to two separate calls. The first was a report of a fryer on fire shortly after 9:30 a.m. at Power…

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Crash west of Waterloo

Emergency personnel responded about 2 p.m. Sunday to a vehicle crash in the area of 3936 State Route 156 west of Waterloo. The vehicle was reported to be on its…

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Apartment fire in New Athens

Several departments responded to an early Sunday morning apartment complex fire at 501 S. Market Street in New Athens. The fire broke out about 3 a.m. Sunday, with the New…

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Fatal rollover crash near Red Bud

A Prairie du Rocher man died from injuries sustained in a truck rollover crash on Ames Road about one mile south of Route 3 near Red Bud shortly before 6…

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Missouri man charged after stolen BMW recovered in Columbia

A Missouri man was charged this week after a car discovered on the side of the interstate in Columbia late Monday turned up stolen. The Metro East Auto Theft Task…

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Wednesday afternoon crash in Waterloo

The Waterloo police and fire departments joined Monroe County EMS in responding around 2:40 p.m. Wednesday to a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of North Market Street and Route 3…

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False fentanyl scare results in charges

A man and woman from St. Louis are facing charges in Monroe County following a series of incidents in Waterloo. Police responded Saturday night to the Waterloo Walmart for a…

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