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Longtime CMS hoops coach reaches 500 wins

The wins are great. But for longtime Columbia Middle School boys basketball coach Jon Wehrenberg, the relationships developed with players are what matter most. “To this day, some of my…

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All-Local Football Team selected

The local high school football scene featured two teams that advanced to the playoffs in their respective classes this past fall, meaning the talent was at a high level. The…

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Row appointed as newest Waterloo alderman

Retired city building inspector and code enforcement officer Russ Row Jr. was appointed Monday night to the Ward IV aldermanic seat on the Waterloo City Council that was vacated by…

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Candidates file for April election

Monday was the last day to turn in candidate petitions for the April 4, 2017 municipal elections. Here is a roundup of local candidate filings. Waterloo While most of the…

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Monroe County ushers in the 21st Century

(This is the final installment in our year-long series recounting the rich and colorful history of Monroe County from the first settlement to today in honor of its 200th anniversary.)…

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Santa Float a true volunteer effort

Waterloo German Band founder Harry Wolf turned 87 in November, but the well-to-do public figure shows no indication his age will slow his efforts. “The Waterloo German Band had 43…

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Police Blotter | 12/14/2016

(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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Man playing Santa arrested in Waterloo

A man playing Santa was arrested Monday night in Waterloo on a warrant stemming from a federal charge. The man, identified as 26-year-old Cody James Alexander of Hillsboro, was portraying…

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Break-in at Waterloo jewelry store

Waterloo police are investigating a break-in that occurred early Tuesday morning at JSR Jewelry, located at 201 N. Main Street. Police were dispatched at 4:49 a.m. to an alarm sounding…

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Woman seriously injured in rollover crash

A young Waterloo woman remains in intensive care at Saint Louis University Hospital following a rollover crash that occurred about 5:45 p.m. Sunday on HH Road at Deer Hill Road…

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