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More charges for Lafore
A Waterloo man charged earlier this year in Randolph County in connection with the stabbing death of a man near Red Bud is in more hot water following his arrest…
Rural King theft leads to police pursuit
Charges were filed this week following a retail theft at Rural King in Waterloo shortly after 9 p.m. Saturday resulting in a successful police pursuit that ended in St. Clair…
Narcan save in Waterloo
Waterloo police and Monroe County EMS responded to the Dairy Queen parking lot off Route 3 about 6:40 p.m. Friday for a drug overdose. Police said two doses of Narcan…
Crash in snowy conditions on Floraville Road
Two cars collided head-on in snowy conditions Wednesday night in the 3400 block of Floraville Road, resulting in non-life-threatening injuries to both drivers. Police said a 2006 Hyundai Sonata driven by…
Güd Run Club gives back to community
To those who know him, Taylor Sebestik is something of a running guru. In addition to running himself, Sebestik coaches the cross country and track teams at Waterloo Junior High…
R-T All-Local Football Team
The high school football season featured another playoff run for Columbia and a resurgence in Dupo under a new head coach while Waterloo went winless. All three teams featured plenty…
Local schools fare well on state report card
The Illinois State Board of Education recently released the 2018 Illinois Report Cards. This annual resource, available at IllinoisReportCard.com, provides a plethora of data on public schools throughout this state.…
Waterloo plans for the future
To help city leaders manage future growth and public services, Waterloo has updated its comprehensive plan for the first time in more than 20 years. The 2018 Waterloo Comprehensive Plan…
Monroe County thankful for its veterans
On Nov. 11, 1918, World War I, known at the time as the “war to end all wars,” ended with an armistice. One hundred years to the day, services around…
Man charged in Dupo burglaries
A Dupo man was charged this week in connection with two residential burglaries reported in that town on Monday morning. The burglaries occurred in the 300 block of State Street…