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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…
I-255 lane restrictions begin next week
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that daily lane restrictions will be encountered on both eastbound and westbound I-255 at exit 6 near Columbia from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.…
Retail theft arrest turns into stolen vehicle recovery
The Waterloo Police Department arrested two people for retail theft from Walmart on Tuesday evening and recovered a stolen vehicle in the process. The incident occurred about 6 p.m., police…