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Borger shines at World Senior Games

Retired Waterloo High School track coach and teacher Barb Borger had the time of her life competing last month at the Huntsman World Senior Games with her mother along for…

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Waterloo Imo’s enhances customer experience

No, Waterloo. Imo’s is not gone. The longtime restaurant just has a new location to call home. Imo’s Pizza closed the store at 646 N. Market Street, but reopened next…

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Columbia helped set the scene for new film

Those who met the late Florence Henderson on the set of her last film consider her anything but a ne’er-do-well. But the Hollywood star known for playing Carol Brady on…

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Church’s volunteer service impacts community

Hope Christian Church Ministry Associate Carol Turnquist glows when she thinks about the service projects volunteers completed during the church’s annual Impact Day. On Oct. 29, more than 100 people…

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Valmeyer woman was Marine during WWII

As the U.S. military presence that was so dominant a factor in World War II continues to disappear, there is a tendency to remember it as an all-male force. But…

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Police Blotter | 11/1/2017

(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…

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Scary clown arrested in Columbia on Halloween

A 19-year-old man was arrested last week after he allegedly chased several young trick-or-treaters while wearing a clown costume and carrying a steak knife in a Columbia subdivision on Halloween…

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Crash on Route 158 in Columbia

Emergency personnel responded shortly after 11:30 p.m. Saturday to a vehicle crash with injury at 625 State Route 158 in Columbia. Extrication was requested to remove the driver from the…

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Schwartz is state cross country champion

Waterloo High School junior Jenna Schwartz completed an amazing cross country season with a first place finish at the IHSA Class 2A state meet in Peoria on Saturday. Schwartz, who placed…

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Gibault soccer drops state title game

The Gibault Catholic High School soccer team ended its season with a 6-0 defeat at the hands of Chicago’s Solorio Academy in the IHSA Class 2A state title game on…

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