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East Carondelet man gets 10 years for child porn
A man from East Carondelet was sentenced this week to 10 years in federal prison for possessing and distributing child pornography. Richard Lee Doerr III, 29, entered a guilty plea…
Read MoreDriver services facility moving in Waterloo
Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White officially announced Monday that the driver services facility in Waterloo will relocate from its current space at 511 Illinois Avenue to 1335 Jamie Lane…
Read MoreBoys hoops teams in area tourneys
Local boys basketball teams are playing in area tournaments this week. The Columbia Eagles (10-8) opened the Chick-fil-A Classic at Belleville East with a game against Chaminade on Tuesday, falling…
Read MoreSchimpf ready to serve 58th district
State Sen. Paul Schimpf (R-Waterloo) took the oath of office last Wednesday in Springfield with a spirit of readiness and enthusiasm to serve the 58th district. “It is my honor…
Read MoreIce leads to power outages, but few other problems
While it made for spectacular winter scenery, an ice storm predicted for the region fortunately failed to rear its ugly head. An icy freeze out shut down most activities throughout…
Read MoreThree crashes involving semis in Monroe County
It was a busy and treacherous Wednesday afternoon on Monroe County roadways, as emergency personnel responded to three separate crashes — all of them involving semi tractor-trailers. At about 4:20…
Read MoreWaterloo girls, Columbia boys win Pack the Place showdown
The annual “Pack the Place” high school rivalry showdown between the Columbia and Waterloo basketball teams took place Tuesday night at Columbia High School. The Waterloo girls avenged an earlier…
Read MoreColumbia considering new soccer park
The Columbia City Council’s Committee of the Whole heard from a representative of the St. Louis Steamers Soccer Club on Monday night about a proposition for a two-field turf soccer…
Read MoreRetail theft at Walmart leads to foot chase
The Waterloo Police Department responded to Walmart for an alleged retail theft in progress Saturday at about noon. Police attempted to contact a person of interest inside Walmart — a…
Read MoreMan injured in Hecker crash on the mend
A 28-year-old Dupo native continues to recover from serious injuries sustained when he was trapped for more than 80 hours in his crashed SUV near Hecker before being found by…
Read MoreDedication drives CHS grad to walk on at Arkansas
A former Columbia High School hoops standout is having the time of his life at the University of Arkansas as a freshman walk-on. Jonathan Holmes, who averaged nearly 15 points…
Read MoreNew Waterloo pool project proposed
About four years after the city’s public pool became a skate park, the Waterloo Piranhas Swim Team hopes to build support for a new public pool in town. Chuck Breitwiser,…
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