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Easements protect Monroe County farmland forever
HeartLands Conservancy ended 2014 with the completion of three land easements, securing 1,033 acres for future generations. The three agricultural and conservation easements include property owned by Rockhouse LLC and…
Columbia’s first female hockey player enjoying the ride
Jadie Mercille is the only girl to ever lace up the skates for the Columbia Ice Eagles hockey program. Mercille, a senior, is about to close a chapter of her…
Gibault students uncover history of old buildings
Next week, Gibault Catholic High School students will present a semester’s worth of research on historic downtown Waterloo buildings to anyone interested in learning more about the city’s history. Gibault…
Lifetree Café opens topics for discussion
For a year now, The Beacon, an outreach of First Baptist Church of Waterloo, has hosted a program called the Lifetree Café. Lifetree Café is a “conversation café,” where on…
Hawks win Battle of Waterloo over ‘Dogs, 51-45
The Gibault Hawks held off cross-town rival Waterloo in a hard fought boys basketball contest Tuesday at Waterloo High School. Gibault notched the opening points, taking a 4-0 lead, and…
‘Random Acts of Kindness’ event an amazing success
It’s a day two families have been dreading for weeks – the one-month anniversary of the deaths of Abby Liefer, 19, and Hannah Porter, 20, in a head-on car crash…
Two vehicle crashes early Tuesday evening
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department and Monroe County EMS assisted Illinois State Police with a two-car crash with possible injuries at Route 3 and KK Road in Waterloo early Tuesday…
Police Blotter | 2/4/15
Columbia Police Jan. 26 – Christopher L. Feix, 43, of Columbia, was arrested on an in-state warrant. Jan. 28 – Jason L. Brenning, 37, of Coulterville, was arrested for possession…
Hoagland tries out for America’s Got Talent
At 8 years old, most youngsters are in second or third grade, going about their studies and participating in extracurricular activities or sports. But for one local girl, a hobby…
CFD responds to brush fire
The Columbia Fire Department responded at about 12:35 p.m. Saturday to a brush fire reported just north of Bottom Road on the west side of the railroad tracks on the…