Soccer girls keep on kicking
One local high school girls soccer team remains unbeaten while another absorbed its first loss in recent action. Columbia (11-1-1) picked up three more wins – including a victory Tuesday…
Read MoreVoegele dom-inating at Kansas
Columbia High School graduate Dominic Voegele continues to impress in his freshman season on the baseball squad at the University of Kansas. The 6-foot-2 righthander has made eight starts for…
Read MoreLocals shining for SLU
Local softball standouts Jane Kaniecki and Karsen Jany are members of the Saint Louis University softball squad this spring. Kaniecki, a Waterloo High School graduate, is a junior who plays…
Read MoreA celestial spectacle
Monday’s total solar eclipse did not disappoint for those willing to venture just a bit to the south of Monroe County and deal with traffic on main thoroughfares. Some opted…
Read MoreAn Odyssey of the Mind
A new, unique student club recently found a home at Morrison-Talbott Library in Waterloo, offering a handful of students an opportunity to flex a range of creative muscles as they…
Read MoreNorth’s CCSI goodbye
The Career Center of Southern Illinois will soon be saying goodbye to its principal, who will be stepping away after four years as he begins a new chapter in his…
Read MoreColumbia readies emergency responders
Columbia High School introduced a new course offering this semester, partnering with the city’s EMS department to both jumpstart a career for students and perhaps help the community down the…
Read MoreCar lot, rezoning near Waterloo
The Monroe County Zoning Board of Appeals met April 1 for three items centered around Waterloo, each of which was approved following only brief discussion. At the top of the…
Read MoreRare cicada emergence this spring
By RHIANNON BRANCH FarmWeek Illinois will experience a rare phenomenon of nature this year as two broods of periodical cicadas are scheduled to emerge at the same time. And this…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 4-10-24
(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 MoreThe boys who cry wolf | Ott Observations
Reading headlines and listening to political sound bites got me thinking about the old Aesop fable “The Boy Who Cried Wolf.” It is about a shepherd boy who repeatedly fools…
Read MoreHeels | Mark’s Remarks
I wonder how neglect of certain items in our lives began? I look in my closet sometimes and see a pair of shoes that are sort of squished back in…
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