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HSS employment news

Haudrich hired as HSS therapist Human Support Services announced that new staff member Darryn Haudrich joined the agency Jan. 7 as a therapist and substance abuse clinician. He resides in…

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Enyart nominates students to service academies

U.S. Congressman Bill Enyart (D-Illinois) announced the names of students he has nominated to the United States service academies. Among the nominees are students from Columbia, Waterloo, Smithton and Millstadt.…

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Guilty plea in case of missing Columbia funds

A Millstadt woman entered a guilty plea Friday in federal court to charges stemming from the disappearance of more than $400,000 in funds intended for the Columbia American Legion from the…

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Two-car crash with injury at Route 3 and Hanover Road

The Waterloo Fire Department is responding along with police and EMS to a two-vehicle crash reported on Route 3 southbound at Hanover Road. Emergency dispatch reported that there was at…

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Two-car crash in Waterloo

Police and EMS are responding to a reported two-vehicle crash on South Market Street at Plaza Drive near Auto Zone in Waterloo with possible injury. The call for service went…

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Two more arrests in Columbia burglaries

On Friday, the Columbia Police Department announced two more arrests stemming from the rash of vehicle and home break-ins that occurred shortly after Christmas. Police began investigating reports of 21…

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Aunt Maggie’s gets cooking in Columbia

Aunt Maggie’s on Main has been open since Dec. 5, and big changes are already in store for the Columbia restaurant. Co-owned by siblings Jackie Rudy-Tewell and Craig Rudy, and…

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Community comes together to cheer on their Patriots

The previously undefeated Columbia Middle School eighth grade boys basketball team — 35-0 over two seasons — gladly suffered defeat at the hands of faculty and the Monroe County Patriots…

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Fire call northeast of Waterloo

The Columbia, Waterloo and Millstadt fire departments are responding to the report of a brush fire in the area of 5124 Webury Court near Wiltshire Drive in the Stonehenge subdivision…

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Hockey teams keep winning streaks alive

The Waterloo-Freeburg hockey team honored its seniors last Tuesday night during a game against East Alton-Wood River and marked the occasion with a another win. The Oilers jumped out to…

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