VHS girls hoops glad to be back
Following a year hiatus, Valmeyer High School is proud to once again field a girls basketball team for the 2025-26 season. “Missing the season last year due to low numbers…
Read MoreDefense is key for Lady Tigers
The Dupo High School girls basketball squad is seeking to improve upon an 8-14 showing last season, with returning players being counted on to lead the way. Three seniors on…
Read MoreEagles hockey keeps grinding
The Columbia Eagles claimed a Varsity 1A championship last season in Mississippi Valley Club Hockey Association play. Gone from that squad are several key players, including the leading scorer and…
Read MoreYouth movement for Raging Bulldogs
The Freeburg-Waterloo Raging Bulldogs will be counting on young players to continue a tradition of competitive hockey play this winter. Raging Bulldogs head coach Logan Crowl said 12 of his…
Read MoreReal Estate Transactions | Nov. 17-21, 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 | 11-26-25
(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 MoreWizard of Oz, part 2 | Ott Observations
As I watch the ads for the latest “Wicked” movie, I find myself reminiscing about my childhood when we watched the “Wizard of Oz.” The annual TV broadcast was the…
Read MoreAnnual Non-Thankful List | Mark’s Tullis
I thought I had published one of these lists every year since 2019 but upon further research, I discovered that might not have been the case. I found “first…
Read MoreFrances J. Gardner | Obituary
Frances J. Gardner (nee Givens), 85, of Waterloo, died peacefully in her home on Nov. 30, 2025, in Waterloo. She was born March 6, 1940, in Delta, Mo. Frances was…
Read MoreThomas T. Smith | Obituary
Thomas T. “Tom” Smith, 84, of Red Bud, died Nov. 22, 2025, in St. Louis. He was born April 10, 1941, in St. Louis. Tom married Joan (nee McCarthy) Smith…
Read MoreJanet L. Mooney | Obituary
Janet L. Mooney (nee Goldsmith), 75, of Renault, died Nov. 26, 2025, at Mercy Hospital South, St. Louis. She was born on Jan. 30, 1950, in East St. Louis. Janet…
Read MorePhyllis A. Spurgeon | Obituary
Phyllis A. Spurgeon, 86, of Jerseyville, formerly of Waterloo, died Nov. 26, 2025, at Villas of Holly Brook Assisted Living in Jerseyville. Phyllis was born July 2, 1939, in…
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