Posts Tagged ‘62298’
Quality Collision changes name, location
Quality Collision of Columbia and Waterloo recently underwent a name change along with a big move, with the mechanic and repair part of the business finding a new home in…
Read MoreBulldogs end long playoff curse
The Waterloo High School football program finally got the monkey off its back, winning a playoff game for the first time since 1994. They did it in impressive fashion, turning…
Read MoreElection preview: County races up for grabs
Democrat Sonja Madlinger is looking to unseat incumbent Republican Carl Wuertz as Monroe County Assessor for a four-year term in the Nov. 8 election. Sonja Madlinger Sonja Madlinger, 65,…
Read MoreDemolition Man
As a child growing up on a farm just outside of Waterloo playing with smoke bombs and rockets, Joe Brinkmann never saw himself building a demolitions company. Decades later, with…
Read MoreFire damages Waterloo businesses
A building that serves as home to three Waterloo businesses was damaged by fire early Tuesday morning after flames from a burning nearby motor home spread to the structure. The…
Read MoreNew priest ‘at home’ in Columbia
With longtime priest Fr. Carl Scherrer stepping away this past summer, his position has since been filled by another priest who has found a place for himself at Immaculate Conception…
Read MoreDetails emerge on I-255 death
Several months after his body was discovered off I-255 near Dupo, further information on the death of Kyle “Fab” Thomas, 29, of St. Louis, has been made available. Kyle’s body…
Read MoreMany factors yield mixed harvest
The fall harvest is underway for Monroe County farmers and with dry weather, input costs and an extremely low Mississippi River, results are mixed. Gateway FS Grain Division Manager Adam…
Read MoreSplash Pad treading water
With a deadline fast approaching, the Waterloo Park District reached out to the City of Waterloo to help secure funds for a planned splash pad at Zimmer Park. During a…
Read MoreHistoric find south of Waterloo
The O’Fallon Cemetery Detectives are having a banner year. The group of volunteer historians recently made a fascinating – and record-setting – discovery just south of Waterloo. The detectives unearthed…
Read MoreWheels keep turning on connector
A project to connect the St. Louis metro area with more of Southern Illinois dating back to the 1950s has recently received new attention. The Four-County Highway Coalition is a…
Read More‘Extensive damage’ at Rock City results in arrests
Four young men stand charged with felonies in connection with damage exceeding $100,000 in value caused at the Rock City cave business complex in Valmeyer. Valmeyer Police Chief Marty Seitz…
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