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Transition program breeds job readiness
Waterloo High School special education teacher Kristen Goeddel is excited about the progress her students are making in the school’s transition program. Similar to the Columbia High School transition program,…
Waterloo family to appear on Family Feud
The Shaffer family will bring new meaning to the name Family Feud when they appear on the classic TV game show on Friday, Feb. 17. “All they kept telling us…
‘Buy a Heart, Save a Heart’ at Helping Strays
Helping Strays volunteer Mary Potts initiated a unique Valentines Day fundraiser, hoping the community’s hearts would go out to some of the neediest animals in the shelter. “It’s taking off…
Main Street Abbey plan OK’d
The Columbia City Council gave the green light on Monday to Gregg Crawford’s Main Street Abbey Re-Development Plan, making the project officially a go. “He has the ability to start…
County beefing up courthouse security
A major change to enhance Monroe County Courthouse security is slated to start March 6, when single-door public access to and from the building begins. While it brings some inconvenience…
Waterloo crash at Route 3 and Country Club Lane
The Waterloo police and fire departments, along with Monroe County EMS, responded at 12:50 p.m. Wednesday to a two-vehicle crash at Route 3 and Country Club Lane next to the…
Police Blotter | 2/1/2017
(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…
Waterloo thief arrested again
A Waterloo man with multiple prior theft convictions was charged Monday with stealing $40,000 cash and other items from his parents’ home last week. Adam C. Kempf, 34, remains at…
CHS cheerleaders place second at state
The Columbia High School cheerleading squad placed second at the IHSA state meet held in Bloomington over the weekend. The Eagles placed second in Friday’s preliminary round, earning a shot…
Waterloo man gets 8 years in prison
A Waterloo man was sentenced in federal court to more than eight years in prison for possession of a firearm by a felon and possession of a stolen vehicle. Todd…