Millstadt EMS seeks tax district
Though it won’t be appearing on the ballot this year, Millstadt Ambulance Service is planning to organize an independent ambulance district with approval from voters, providing improved funding for a…
Read MoreConcrete convo in Columbia
The Columbia School Board met for its first – fairly brief – meeting of the year onThursday, discussing concrete and other preparation for the next phase of the high school’s…
Read MoreWagner offers health updates
Not long after the Illinois Department of Health announced the state’s overall respiratory illness cases had reached the “high” level, Monroe County Health Department Administrator John Wagner spoke during last…
Read MoreMobile licences, IDs coming soon
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias says he hopes to bring mobile driver’s licenses and state IDs to iPhones by the end of this year. Giannoulias announced Monday his office…
Read MoreTrump takes office again
Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States on Monday, promising a “revolution of common sense” and taking charge as Republicans assume unified control of…
Read MoreTight supply keeps fertilizer prices high
By RHIANNON BRANCH FarmWeek As farmers enter another year of predictably tight margins, it does not look like fertilizer prices will grant much relief to the balance sheet. “The problem…
Read MoreHoopsters reaching for greatness
The Waterloo High School basketball team got back into the win column following a three-game rough patch. Meanwhile, Columbia seems to be clicking on all cylinders, and both Gibault and…
Read MoreEagles continue to soar
While other local high school girls hoops squads are trying to take the lid off the basket, it’s been nothing but net of late for Columbia. The Eagles (16-5) won…
Read MoreHockey regular season winds down
Just a few games remain on the regular season schedule for the Columbia Eagles and Freeburg-Waterloo Raging Bulldogs, as both try to position themselves for playoff success. The playoffs begin…
Read MoreWHS boys bowlers make sectional
The Waterloo High School boys bowling squad placed fourth at the Columbia Regional held Friday at West Park Bowl to advance to the sectional round. The Bulldogs edged Columbia for…
Read More‘Dogs wrestling flexes at St. Charles
The Waterloo High School boys wrestling squad performed well at the St. Charles Invitational over the weekend, placing second out of 29 teams behind some impressive individual placings. Jaxson Mathenia…
Read MoreReal Estate Transactions | 1-15-25
The location of real estate transactions with only the parcel number listed may be viewed be entering the number on the Monroe County GIS website ‘Parcel Viewer.’ All transactions may…
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