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School enrollment mostly steady
School enrollment throughout the area this year varies between districts, but overall it remained relatively steady. Waterloo There are 2,732 students enrolled in the Waterloo district this year, down slightly…
Segobiano retiring early
Columbia Superintendent of Schools Gina Segobiano announced last week she will be retiring from the school district a few months earlier than expected. In an email to parents and guardians,…
Toenjes was ‘second mom’ to many
Friends of the 73-year-old Waterloo woman who died in a fatal crash in Columbia on Labor Day are remembering her as a member of their family. Diann Toenjes died Sept.…
Trade war hurting county farmers
Since last summer, the United States and China have been engaged in a trade war, the effects of which can be seen in Monroe County. Since last summer, the United…
Train derailment in Dupo
Over a dozen area fire departments and other emergency personnel responded shortly after 12:30 p.m. Tuesday to the Union Pacific rail yard in Dupo after a train derailed and caught…
Car stolen outside Columbia hotel
Columbia police are investigating the report of a stolen vehicle from the parking lot of Hampton Inn, 165 Admiral Trost Drive. Police said that sometime between 3 a.m. and 4…
UTV fire near Red Bud
The Red Bud Fire Department and Monroe County Sheriff’s Department responded Saturday afternoon to a Polaris RZR recreational vehicle on fire in the 6500 block of LL Road east of…
Route 3 lane restrictions in Waterloo begin Monday
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced Friday that Route 3 from Country Club Lane in Waterloo to the Randolph County line will be restricted to one lane beginning Monday, Sept.…
Man charged in Columbia carjacking
Anthony Vaughn A Cahokia man was charged this week in connection with a carjacking that took place Aug. 22 in Columbia. Anthony M. Vaughn was taken into custody Wednesday on…
‘He was our light’ | Trooper Hopkins remembered
Oftentimes, after returning home from a shift with the Illinois State Police, Nick Hopkins would have a song on his lips that he recently heard. He would sing it to…