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Eagles, Raging Bulldogs in hockey playoffs
The Columbia Eagles and Waterloo-Freeburg Raging Bulldogs hope to build on strong finishes to the regular season in the MVCHA playoffs, which started last week. Columbia (9-7-1) started the playoffs…
Crash on Route 3 near Columbia Avenue in Waterloo…
Police, fire and EMS responded around 7 a.m. Friday to a three-vehicle crash on Route 3 north of Columbia Avenue in Waterloo. A Buick Rendezvous sideswiped a work truck and…
Lost dog in Columbia
Message via Columbia Animal Hospital: Please be on watch for a missing shiba inu. Saki went missing today around 2 p.m. in the West Lake Estates subdivision in Waterloo (off…
Raynaud places third in essay contest
High school junior Kayleigh Raynaud of Millstadt placed third out of 5,700 state essay entries during this year’s annual VFW competition. The awards banquet was held Feb. 8 in Springfield. The…
Tax season officially under way
The Illinois Department of Revenue announced late last month it will start accepting and processing tax returns filed electronically. Once federal tax returns have been completed, Illinois taxpayers have several…
Coleman’s prison guard brother claims PTSD
The brother of convicted triple-murderer Chris Coleman is seeking disability from the state for post-traumatic stress disorder related to his position as a prison guard. The Belleville News-Democrat reported earlier…
Waterloo, Columbia girls bowlers advance
Bowling is alive and well in Monroe County, as two local high school girls teams can attest. This past weekend, Waterloo placed second in the Herrin Regional and Columbia placed…
Regular season winding down for boys hoops
Area high school boys basketball teams were in action last week, taking on tough competitors as the regular season reaches its stretch run. The big showdown, a cross-town game between…
Waterloo native attending Olympics in Russia
Instead of settling down in front of the TV to catch this year’s Winter Olympics, Waterloo native Brad Siedle decided to travel nearly 6,000 miles to witness the international event…
Snow days force school officials to adjust calendar
Local school districts have had to consider altering their student attendance calendars in the wake of several snow days accumulated this winter. Waterloo School Superintendent Jim Helton cleared up confusion…