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Waterloo School Board OKs budget
Waterloo schools will now have an idea of the revenues they will receive for the 2017-18 school year after the school board passed a budget Monday night. The district estimates…
Longtime Waterloo police dog retiring
Some meanings for the given name of Ayla include “oak tree” and “halo.” This name is especially fitting for the Waterloo Police Department’s longtime police dog, who has served as…
Submarine crew visits namesake city
It was a homecoming of sorts last week for Columbia’s namesake submarine. Three crew members from the USS Columbia visited for a three-day stay. Commander Dave Edgerton, Lieutenant Ian Sugg…
Lydia’s big night at Busch
For a moment, 6-year-old local cancer warrior Lydia Boyer became the star last Wednesday at Busch Stadium as she threw the ceremonial first pitch to St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Carlos…
Tractor rollover near Bluff Road
A 60-year-old rural Columbia man was driving a tractor in a field off Sandalwood Drive at Bluff Road about 6 p.m. Tuesday night when the tractor tipped over, injuring the…
Eagles clipped at home; Bulldogs fall on road
It was a rough Friday night for local high school football fans, with both the Columbia Eagles and Waterloo Bulldogs suffering conference losses. Columbia was up 16-0 at home against…
Brush fire off Route 3 south of Columbia
The Columbia and Waterloo fire departments responded to an out-of-control brush fire in the area of Asselmeier Estates Drive and Route 3 south of Columbia about 4:05 p.m. Friday. A…
IDOT announces I-255 pavement repairs
The Illinois Department of Transportation said lane restrictions will occur on Interstate 255 between Collinsville Road and the Mississippi River in St. Clair and Monroe counties to complete pavement repairs…
Red Bud car thieves caught in Waterloo
Two juveniles from Cahokia are in custody after police said they stole a vehicle that was left running outside of a Red Bud gas station early Thursday morning before being…
Drug coalition planning events
The Monroe County Coalition for Drug Free Communities, which returned from summer break Monday at the Monroe County YMCA, welcomed a fresh face. Coalition secretary Gary Most introduced Sarah Giglotto,…