WJHS girls track wins state
The Waterloo Junior High School girls track team won the Southern Illinois Junior High School Athletic Association Class L state meet Saturday in Carterville. According to coach Neal West, the…
Read MoreWHS girls track wins sectional
For the first time in 40 years, the Waterloo High School girls track team won a sectional championship. The Bulldogs scored 80 total points to win Thursday’s Class 2A Salem…
Read MoreWho will survive and advance?
The regular season is complete in high school girls soccer, with local teams now aiming for regional championships. Waterloo, Columbia and Gibault were all hosting regionals, so Monroe County was…
Read MoreBulldogs win county tourney
With postseason play looming, the Waterloo High School baseball team got the jolt it needed by winning the Monroe County Tournament on Saturday. The Bulldogs (16-12) have now won four…
Read MoreSoftballers keep eyes on the prize
Now is the time to shine for local high school softball teams as regional play is starting up. Valmeyer (12-6) clinched a share of the title in the Kaskaskia Division…
Read MoreWHS tennis has conference champ
The Waterloo High School boys tennis team celebrated its first conference champion in 10 years over the weekend. Brendan McClory placed first in No. 6 singles for the Bulldogs at…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 5-8-24
(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 MoreNote to my young teacher self | Mark’s Remarks
I can hear my anti-fans (mostly “friends” and family) now: “Here’s Tullis, writing another teacher column. Here he is, writing as if he’s the only teacher who ever retired. What’s…
Read MoreTuesday injury crash in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded about 4:50 p.m. Tuesday to a two-vehicle crash with injury in the 1000 block of North Main Street across from Columbia’s public safety complex for police, fire…
Read MoreJerome L. Wittenauer | Obituary
Jerome L. “Jerry” Wittenauer, 65, of Waterloo, died May 11, 2024, in St. Louis. He was born Dec. 16, 1958, in Red Bud. Jerry was born in Hecker to Eugene…
Read MoreManlee A. Knobloch | Obituary
Manlee A. Knobloch, 81, of Fults, died peacefully at his home, surrounded by his loving family on May 13, 2024, after battling progressive supranuclear palsy. He was born May 28,…
Read MoreMonday morning crash in Waterloo
Emergency personnel responded about 8:45 a.m. Monday to a two-vehicle crash on Route 3 at Illinois Avenue in Waterloo. Police said a 2011 Chevy Cobalt driven by Reid K. Felix,…
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