Turbine, trash topics for Waterloo
The Waterloo City Council approved a few measures at its April 21 meeting, including a contract for installation of a new combustion turbine for its power plant, increased trash pickup…
Read MoreWaterloo School Board budget concerns
While action items largely included contract agreements and discussion was focused on the reading curriculum at Rogers Elementary, the Waterloo School Board meeting Monday night dealt with deficits and the…
Read MoreNew emergency entrance at RBRH
Red Bud Regional Hospital invites the public to a grand opening and ribbon-cutting for its newly designed emergency entrance this coming Monday, May 5, at 9 a.m. Following the event,…
Read MoreMore funds for Red Bud biz park
On the heels of a nearly $1 million grant awarded in January, Red Bud officials announced last Wednesday that its city was awarded a state grant in the amount of…
Read MoreEconomic aid available to farmers
By TAMMIE SLOUP FarmWeek Applications are open for a piece of $10 billion in economic assistance available through a new USDA program. The Emergency Commodity Assistance Program provides payments to…
Read MoreSIMAPC meeting May 7
The Southwestern Illinois Metropolitan and Regional Planning Commission’s Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy Committee is working on an update to its seven-county regional CEDS report. The study area includes Bond, Clinton,…
Read MoreSen. Durbin retiring
Longtime Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, the No. 2 Democrat in the U.S. Senate, announced last Wednesday he will retire after his term ends in January 2027. “I truly love the…
Read MoreHiking against cancer
Among a group of local Jeep enthusiasts raising money to fight cancer, a Columbia man is set to push himself on a physically and emotionally straining hike up Mudlick Mountain…
Read MoreHere comes the heat
Baseball teams are bracing for the impending postseason, hoping to iron out any wrinkles prior to regional play. Gibault (6-13) picked up an 8-3 win Monday at home over Valmeyer…
Read MoreSoccer girls alive and kicking
All three local high school girls soccer squads have enjoyed successful springs thus far, but the true test nears as regional play is coming soon. Waterloo (10-4-2) won three of…
Read MoreSoftball season flying by
The Columbia and Waterloo softball squads keep piling up wins while a few other local squads experience mixed results. Columbia (15-2) has won 13 straight contests. On Monday, it was…
Read MoreMon-Clair season opens May 18
The Mon-Clair League says goodbye to one team while welcoming another in preparation for the start of the 2025 summer baseball season. Gone are the short-lived Edwardsville Stags, who finished…
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