Tuesday crash near WHS
Emergency personnel responded shortly before 7:40 a.m. Tuesday to a two-vehicle crash on South Market Street at Bulldog Boulevard near the entrance to Waterloo High School. There was road blockage…
Read MoreGary E. Rist | Obituary
Gary E. Rist, 71, of Hecker, died Aug. 17, 2025, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born Oct. 18, 1953, in Red Bud. He was a…
Read MoreJean L. Lewis | Obituary
Jean L. Lewis, 96, of Red Bud, died Aug. 15, 2025, at St. Elizabeth Hospital, O’Fallon. She was born to the late John and Gertrude (nee Hagan) Roscow on Nov.…
Read MoreLenard A. Chartrand | Obituary
Lenard Author Chartrand, 84, years of East Carondelet, died Aug. 15, 2025, at Memorial Hospital in Belleville. He was born Jan. 30, 1941, in Dupo. Lenard was a farmer for…
Read MoreEdward M. Tenholder | Obituary
Edward “Eddie” M. Tenholder, 67, of St. Charles, Mo., formerly of Cahokia, born Sept. 7, 1957, in East St. Louis, died Aug. 13, 2025 at Saint Louis University Hospital. Eddie…
Read MoreSaturday crash in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded about noon Saturday to a two-vehicle crash on Route 3 southbound at Valmeyer Road in Columbia. Responding agencies included the Columbia police and fire departments and Columbia…
Read MoreDorothy M. Zipfel | Obituary
Dorothy Marie Zipfel, 93, of Evansville, died Aug. 6, 2025, at Freeburg Care Center. She was born to the late Harry and Ella (nee Salger) Degener on Feb. 13,…
Read MoreThursday crashes in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded Thursday afternoon to two separate minor crashes in Columbia. The first such crash occurred shortly before 1 p.m. on North Main Street at East Whiteside Street and…
Read MoreThursday morning crash on I-255
Emergency personnel responded about 9:30 a.m. Thursday to a crash on I-255 eastbound just on the Illinois side of the Jefferson Barracks Bridge near Columbia. Illinois State Police said a…
Read MoreConstance C. Keplar | Obituary
Constance Carmel “Connie” Keplar, 93, of Waterloo, formerly of Peoria, died peacefully on Aug. 13, 2025, in Waterloo. She was born March 19, 1932, in Chicago. She was the daughter…
Read MoreState fair has local flair
Several locals have been making Monroe County proud up in Springfield, earning plenty of awards and displaying their ag skills and other specialties as the Illinois State Fair runs through…
Read MoreGedern visitors feel right at home
Columbia recently hosted a group of visitors from its sister city of Gedern, Germany, marking another year of cultural exchange as well as the 20th anniversary of one of many…
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