Real Estate Transactions | Aug. 11-15, 2025
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…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 8-20-25
(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 MoreWhere is the Christian voice? | Ott Observations
Recently there was a provocative editorial in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch written by Thomas Finan. He is a renowned history professor at Saint Louis University. Ever since his editorial, there…
Read MoreBeing all bougie | Mark’s Remarks
Both of my sons are currently living in big cities and we have traveled, of course, to visit them often. During these visits, we’ve seen a lot of neat…
Read MoreSandra K. Westbrook | Obituary
Sandra Kay Westbrook, 81, of Waterloo, formerly of Cahokia, born July 24, 1944 in St. Louis, died Aug. 26, 2025, at Oak Hill in Waterloo. Sandra was retired from the…
Read MoreDean A. Reichert | Obituary
Dean Allen Reichert, 79, of Waterloo, died Aug. 23, 2025, at his home. Dean was born May 12, 1946, to the late Harry Jr and Alma Reichert of Columbia. He…
Read MoreSean Kelly | Obituary
Sean Kelly, 51, died Aug. 22, 2025. He was born July 14, 1974, in Nuremberg, Germany. He attended grade and junior high school in Pacific Grove, Calif., and graduated from…
Read MoreJimmy R. Davis Sr. | Obituary
Jimmy ‘Jim’ R. Davis Sr., 74 of Fults, died peacefully on Aug. 22, 2025, at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born to the late Raymond…
Read MoreSunday fire call for WFD
The Waterloo Fire Department and Monroe County EMS responded shortly after 8 a.m. Sunday to a smell of gas at a residence in the 500 block of South Main Street…
Read MoreReidun M. Jones | Obituary
Reidun Marie Jones, 95 of Columbia, passed into the arms of Jesus surrounded by her family on Aug. 14, 2025, at St. Luke’s Hospital in St. Louis, Mo., after a…
Read MoreEarly morning fire call in Columbia
The Columbia Fire Department responded shortly after 4 a.m. Friday to a residence on Rowan Oak Lane off Gall Road after a haze of smoke was observed in the second…
Read MoreCracked corn, sorry slide for park board
With some of the hottest days of the summer serving as a backdrop, the Waterloo Park District Board this month focused much discussion on the Waterloo Community Splash Pad, where…
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