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Social media a ‘double-edged sword’ for schools
In a whirlwind world of tweets, emails, text messages and friend requests, school district administrators aim to facilitate learning in an Internet-oriented world. Since the rise of social media platforms…
Local cross country runners advance to state
In high school cross country action on Saturday, three local runners advanced to this weekend’s state meet to take place Saturday at Detweiler Park in Peoria. Waterloo High School runners…
Waterloo resolves zoning dispute
Following an executive session, the Waterloo City Council on Monday approved the settlement of a zoning dispute with the owners of a lot at 614 Hamacher Street near Mystic Oak…
County board discusses Ebola readiness
Plans to enable emergency personnel to deal with future possible cases of Ebola that might emerge were outlined during Monday’s meeting of the Monroe County Board. Monroe County Ambulance Service…
Youth survey results discussed
The Monroe County Coalition for Drug-Free Communities began to plan for its next two years of work at Monday’s general meeting. The coalition received the results from this year’s Illinois…
Republicans sweep county races
The results are in, and a mighty Republican wave swept through Monroe County — and much of the state — on Tuesday night. With all election totals in, Republican Neal…
Vehicle crash on Route 3 in Columbia
Columbia police, fire and EMS personnel are responding to an auto accident with injuries reported at the intersection of Admiral Parkway (Route 3) at Veterans Parkway. The call for service…
Gas leak in Columbia
The Columbia Fire Department responded at about 6:45 a.m. Tuesday to a gas leak at 410 North Main Street. Millstadt was put on standby after the gas had reportedly spread…
WPD searching for stolen trailer
Waterloo police are searching for this trailer, which was stolen Saturday night from the area near Lakeview Drive and Route 156. The CAT equipment was not on the trailer at the time.…
Chimney fire on Gall Road
The Waterloo Fire Department was dispatched at about 12:50 p.m. Sunday to a chimney fire reported at 8081 Gall Road.