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R-T All-Local Girls Soccer Team
The girls soccer season did not disappoint in Monroe County this past spring, with Waterloo winning a sectional title and Columbia going 22-4 and nearly doing the same. Here’s a…
Choir members perform at Carnegie Hall
Members of the St. Paul United Church of Christ choir in Waterloo recently had the opportunity to perform a concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City. The group got…
Bison statue project completed with community support
Some two dozen hardy citizens bravely thumbed their noses at soaring heat and oppressive humidity to gather at the bison statue on the Monroe County Courthouse lawn Saturday morning. They…
Local scouts explore land of fire and ice
About halfway through their recent trip to Iceland, members of Boy Scout Troop 320 took a ferry to Grímsey Island, which straddles the Arctic Circle. After camping there overnight, they…
YMCA tees up for meaningful fundraiser
When Scott Spinner became executive director of the Monroe County YMCA last September, one of the first tasks he completed was finding out what was going well at the Y. …
Stolen truck found upside down in creek near Lenzburg
Police are investigating after a pickup truck reported stolen out of Randolph County was discovered upside down in a rural St. Clair County creek late Monday afternoon. At about 4:30…
Friday crash in Waterloo
Emergency personnel responded shortly after 3:30 p.m. Friday to a multi-vehicle crash on Route 3 northbound outside of Dobbs Tire & Auto Center at the north edge of Waterloo. There…
Former Waterloo man sentenced for child porn
Investigative work by the Waterloo Police Department proved instrumental in a case that resulted in the sentencing of an area man to a 25 years in federal prison for producing…
Only minor damage from Thursday storm
An ominous looking storm rolled through the Metro East early Thursday evening, but fortunately Monroe County escaped major damage. Monroe County Emergency Management Agency Director Ryan Weber said that other…
Single-vehicle crash at JB Bridge
The Columbia Fire Department and Columbia EMS, along with Illinois State Police and St. Louis County Police, responded shortly after 6 p.m. Wednesday to a single-vehicle crash on eastbound I-255…