Boys hoopsters seek balance
Columbia (17-4) is gelling at the right time, as head coach Mark Sandstrom has his players complementing each other well on the court. The Eagles won the Okawville Invitational Tournament…
Read MoreDown the stretch for girls hoops
Just a few weeks remain in the regular season for high school girls basketball, so local teams are aiming to be playing their best in advance of regionals. Columbia (17-5)…
Read MoreThe ups and downs of hockey season
Just one regular season game remains for both local hockey squads as the playoffs loom in February. For the Freeburg-Waterloo Raging Bulldogs, the Varsity 2A division of the Mississippi Valley…
Read MoreWightman tops 1,000 points
Ashlyn Wightman of Waterloo, a graduate of Gibault Catholic High School, recently surpassed 1,000 career points scored at Illinois College in Jacksonville. The 6-foot-tall senior became just the 15th women’s…
Read MoreAnother honor for Davis
Western Kentucky University women’s soccer goalkeeper Maddie Davis, a Gibault Catholic High School graduate, has been named to the United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-South Region Team. She is one of…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 1-22-25
(Information in this report is gathered from police agencies, county courts and emergency radio dispatch. The public is reminded that defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty and charges may…
Read MoreMoral compass | Ott Observations
I watched President Jimmy Carter’s funeral at the National Cathedral. It made an impression on me, generating a lot of thoughts and reflections. The first stunning impression was that President…
Read MoreMore ridiculous stories of my youth | Mark’s Remarks
Sometimes I start telling stories to my friends or family, and as I’m telling the story, what seems to be a normal reminiscing turns into a tale in which the…
Read MoreWilliam G. Cotton | Obituary
William G. “Bill” “Willie” Cotton, 82, of Columbia, born Jan. 2, 1943, in Gideon, Mo., to the late Albert Lee and Ruth Cotton, died Jan. 23, 2025, at Mercy Hospital…
Read MoreEdward J. ‘Jim’ Vogt | Obituary
Edward James “Jim” Vogt, 87, of Columbia, died peacefully on Jan. 26, 2025, in St. Louis at De Greeff Hospice House, surrounded by his loving family. Jim was a native…
Read MoreTerry L. Pflueger | Obituary
Terry L. Pflueger, 70, of Waterloo, died Jan. 26, 2025, in Waterloo. He was born March 14, 1954, in Red Bud. Terry was a member of Ss. Peter & Paul…
Read MoreVehicle strikes IDOT truck on I-255
Emergency personnel responded shortly before 2:30 p.m. Monday to a crash involving a pickup truck and Illinois Department of Transportation truck on I-255 eastbound near the Fish Lake overpass in…
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