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Explore Waterloo this weekend
Downtown Waterloo will be abuzz this weekend as Explore Waterloo is hosting its first Explore Waterloo Days event this weekend. “We’re kind of combining some successful events we’ve had in…
Eagles win tourney in Iowa
The Columbia High School girls soccer team improved to 18-2-1 on the season with three more wins this past weekend at the Tournament of Champions in Burlington, Iowa. The Eagles…
Waterloo wins Bi-County Meet
The Waterloo High School boys and girls track teams won last Tuesday’s Monroe-Randolph Bi-County Meet in Red Bud. The WHS boys finished with 178 points, with Columbia placing second overall…
Columbia School Board talks turf
Columbia Superintendent Gina Segobiano told the Columbia School Board at last Tuesday’s April meeting that the district is in the early stages of replacing the turf at its multi-purpose field. …
Eagle Scouts put in the work
One of Illinois’ oldest Boy Scout troops recently added four Eagle Scouts to its ranks. Seth Berenz, Liam Brauer, Frank Irovic and Joel Roth, all of Waterloo Troop 323, recently…
Columbia event comes up ACEs
The fourth annual Athletes Challenging Each Other Olympics event took place Friday in Columbia, with over 100 student-athletes with disabilities participating in several sporting activities. The event, hosted by the…
Washausen named new Gardner pricipal
The Waterloo School Board approved Jessica Washausen as the new principal for Gardner Elementary School during its April 15 meeting. Washausen is the current assistant principal at Waterloo Junior High…
Crash victim remembered
The family and friends of Lisa Keys are mourning and remembering the Dupo woman after her death. She died Friday afternoon following serious injuries sustained in an Easter Sunday afternoon…
Police blotter | 4/24/19
(Editor’s note: Information in this report is gathered directly from area police agencies, county courts and emergency radio dispatch. The public is reminded that defendants are presumed innocent until proven…
Man who bragged about high-speed chase going to federal prison
A man who bragged about outrunning the cops won’t be going anywhere for a while. Lee E. Nichols, 35, of Cahokia, was sentenced this week to 71 months in federal…