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Concern locally over cannabis legalization
Gov. JB Pritzker signed House Bill 1438 into law last Tuesday, making recreational marijuana legal in Illinois starting Jan. 1. “Legalizing adult-use cannabis brings an important and overdue change to…
Valmeyer Jaycees celebrating 50 years
Anyone who has been to Borsch Park has seen the Valmeyer Area Jaycees’ handiwork. That chapter of the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce, a leadership training and civic service,…
Hopkins is new Perandoe director
A former Waterloo teacher is moving up in the world, as Kathy Trantham Hopkins recently got her dream job as the executive director of the Perandoe Special Education District. “This…
Gibault student perfect on ACT
Gibault Catholic High School Student Spencer Biske got an exceptional birthday present when he found out he earned a perfect score of 36 on his ACT. It was a gift…
Buzzer sounds for ‘Johnny Buckets’
Columbia native Jonathan Holmes announced he is hanging up his hooping shoes after three seasons at the University of Arkansas. Holmes, who made the NCAA Division I basketball team as…
It’s a team effort for Post 581 juniors
Now in its second year, the Columbia Post 581 Junior American Legion baseball program is fielding a competitive squad under head coach Andrew Thompson. Columbia is 3-3 on the season,…
Man arrested after fleeing Waterloo traffic stop
A Cahokia man was taken into custody after leading police on an hour-long foot pursuit in Waterloo early Saturday evening. Waterloo police conducted a traffic stop in the 500 block…
Combine fire south of Renault
The Red Bud and Prairie du Rocher fire departments responded shortly before 6 p.m. Tuesday for a large combine fire in a wheat field at 1009 Carr Road south of…
Retiring Columbia AD ‘bleeds blue’
Columbia High School sports programs have enjoyed quite a run of success over the past several years with Joe Iorio serving as athletic director. After 32 years at CHS, Iorio…
Roundup of local college ballplayers
Several former Monroe County high school baseball and softball standouts recently completed their seasons at various levels of the college ranks. Among those who played NCAA Division I baseball were…