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Hopskeller heavily damaged by fire
A downtown Waterloo microbrewery that has only been open about a month suffered substantial damage during a fire that broke out Sunday morning. The Waterloo and Columbia fire departments responded…
Waterloo defeats Columbia for regional soccer title
The reigning Class 2A state champion Waterloo Bulldogs (17-3-3) soccer defeated cross-county rivals Columbia (16-3-4) in the title match of the Columbia Regional, 3-1. The ‘Dogs took an early lead courtesy…
Gibault tops Althoff for sectional crown
The Gibault soccer team defeated Catholic school rival Althoff on Friday night, 1-0, to claim a Class 1A sectional championship. Following a scoreless first half of action at Oerter Park…
Byrd is the word as Eagles fly past Jerseyville
He’d already scored 22 touchdowns this season in eight games, but Columbia running back Colton Byrd put an exclamation point on his fine junior season Friday night. Byrd scored five…
Bulldogs fall at Mater Dei, 27-21
The Waterloo High School football team fought until the end, but ultimately fell in an emotional regular season finale at Mater Dei on Friday night, 27-21. At 5-4 with a…
Bulldogs, Eagles set for soccer showdown
It’s the soccer match all of Monroe County wants to see. Defending Class 2A state champion Waterloo will battle cross-county rival Columbia — the 2014 Class 1A state champ —…
Self-inflicted shooting death in Columbia
A 79-year-old Columbia man with medical issues was pronounced dead inside a residence on Ahna Court about 6:45 p.m. Wednesday, the victim of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. A family…
WHS saddened by loss of senior football player
The mood was somber in the halls of Waterloo High School on Thursday following the loss of a senior football player who apparently ended his own life the night before.…
Injury crash at Route 3 and Hanover
Emergency personnel from Waterloo, Columbia and Monroe County assisted Illinois State Police in responding early Wednesday evening to a two-car crash with injuries at Route 3 and Hanover Road. Survival…
Single-vehicle accident near fairgrounds
The Waterloo Fire Department, Monroe County Sheriff’s Department and Monroe County EMS responded to a single-vehicle crash at Route 156 at Fountain Creek Ridge Lane at about 4 p.m. Wednesday,…