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Thursday crash on Maeystown Road

Emergency personnel responded shortly after 11:40 a.m. Thursday to a single-vehicle crash with possible injury on Maeystown Road about three-fourths of a mile east of Bluff Road. The vehicle struck…

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Serious injury crash near Red Bud

Emergency personnel responded shortly after 10:40 p.m. July 4 to a serious multi-vehicle crash with injuries on Route 3 near J Road about three miles north of Red Bud in…

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Police Blotter | 6/27/2018

(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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Tuesday afternoon crash in Waterloo

Emergency personnel responded shortly after 3 p.m. Tuesday to a two-vehicle crash with road blockage but no apparent injuries on Route 3 at David Street just north of Scott Credit…

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Scott Credit Union coming to Columbia

Scott Credit Union announced this week that it plans to open a new branch at the 11 South building in Columbia later this year. The newest SCU location will be the…

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Still no Uber, but Lyft is a go

Earlier this year, local stakeholders made a push for Uber to come to Monroe County.  So far, that effort has not gained much traction. The ride-sharing company still does not…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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