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Valmeyer daycare center completes intruder training

Daytime Discoveries in Valmeyer became the first local daycare facility to host intruder training for safety purposes. The training was conducted last week by Tier One Tactical Solutions with assistance…

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Columbia trying to ease commercial development issues

The Columbia City Council on Monday night discussed the futures of two vacant pieces of commercial property along the city’s main thoroughfare. Aldermen authorized Columbia Mayor Kevin Hutchinson to execute…

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RBRH parent company in $98 million settlement

One of the largest publicly-traded hospital companies in the country will pay more than $98 million to settle a Department of Justice investigation into “medically unnecessary” inpatient admissions of Medicare…

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Kueker bison statue unveiled outside courthouse

Passersby of the intersection of Mill and South Market streets in downtown Waterloo were greeted Monday by a stampeding bison at the northeast corner of the Monroe County Courthouse square.…

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Repertory Festival a huge hit in Columbia

This past weekend kicked off the Actors’ Attic Repertory Festival with performances of three different shows. The best news is that it’s not over. “The Wizard of Oz,” “The Drowsy…

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City council hears speeding complaint

The Waterloo City Council on Monday night heard from a resident on North Moore Street about excessive speeding. Becky Levendoski, who lives at 311 N. Moore Street. (between Illinois Avenue…

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Vehicle vs. deer accident in Columbia

Columbia fire and EMS responded to a vehicle accident on northbound Route 3 between Gilmore Lake Rd. and Hill Castle Rd. The call went out at 1:45 p.m. Fire and…

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Police Blotter 7/30/14

Columbia Police July 21: David C. Calvert, 57, of Belleville, was arrested for DUI, speeding and failure to use turn signal on Route 158 at Campbell Lane. July 22: Heather…

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WFD fire call on HH Road

The Waterloo Fire Department was dispatched at about 5:30 a.m. Tuesday to 3178 HH Road for a power line down during the rainstorm that caused a field fire near a…

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Motorcycle crash south of Valmeyer

Valmeyer first responders and the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department are responding to a motorcycle crash on Bluff Road near a curve north of Baer Road just south of Valmeyer. The…

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