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Coalition considers childhood development focus
Chelsea Wesselmann of the Regional Office of Education spent the last month uncovering the link between adverse childhood experiences and how they affect mental and physical development. These “ACES” include…
Municipal election filing deadline is Dec. 19
Whether excited or dismayed, Illinoisans must face that the November elections have ended, paving the way for the April 4, 2017 municipal elections that will determine local races. These elections…
Driver services facility moving?
A spokesman for Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White’s office confirmed last week with the Republic-Times that the driver services facility in Waterloo is looking to change locations in 2017.…
Hitzemann ready to serve as new state’s attorney
While Chris Hitzemann took office on Dec. 1, the Columbia man dreamed of becoming a state’s attorney even before he started practicing law. “It’s why I went to law school.…
Fallon eager to move circuit clerk’s office forward
New Monroe County Circuit Clerk Lisa Fallon is excited to be working in the county she has called home since birth and is eager to get more involved in the…
Valuable school district employee ending career
Waterloo School District office manager Laverne Pflueger would never leave her job given the choice. Unfortunately, Pflueger, 65, needs to move on to the next chapter in her life —…
Police Blotter | 12/7/2016
(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…
Suspicious man reported in Waterloo
Waterloo police received a report of a man aged in his 40s driving a small red car that apparently attempted to lure a 10-year-old girl into his vehicle about 8…
Fire call in Columbia
Columbia Fire Department personnel responded shortly after 9 p.m. Monday to a home in the 100 block of North Ferkel Street for a report of smoke in the basement. No…
Columbia woman, grandson die in Route 158 crash
A 74-year-old Columbia woman and her 24-year-old grandson were among three who died in a Friday crash on Route 158 near Belleville. Illinois State Police said Jerilyn Hess, 74, of…