Posts Tagged ‘62298’
School district amends bus policy
The Waterloo School Board on Monday night took steps to amend the district’s student transportation policy, offering a more flexible option than the strict “home-to-school, school-to-home” course of action initially…
Read MoreKueker’s buffalo coming to courthouse
Plans are firming to display a buffalo statue donated by late Monroe County historian Colonel Edd Kueker on the courthouse grounds in Waterloo. The iconic statue greeted visitors to the…
Read MoreWest Nile virus positive bird collected in Monroe County
The Illinois Department of Public Health on Wednesday confirmed the first West Nile virus positive bird reported in Illinois for 2013 was collected in Monroe County. The Monroe County Health…
Read MoreAn Eagle Scout project to remember in Dupo
Inspired by a fellow student, 17-year-old Matt Neumann of Columbia orchestrated a largescale project that will benefit students of one local high school for many years to come. Neumann, a…
Read MoreLocal World War II vet’s service is not forgotten
As the nation celebrated the anniversary of its birth last week, one local resident was finally able to enjoy the recognition he earned defending the country during some of its…
Read More1972: the year Borsch Memorial Park became 4th of July ‘Baseball Heaven’
For many in Monroe County, the 4th of July has become synonymous with baseball. The first week of July, Borsch Memorial Park has been “baseball heaven” for 42 years now…
Read MoreKuykendall enters not guilty plea in Columbia murder
The 20-year-old man accused of stabbing to death his 17-year-old ex-girlfriend in Columbia on June 27 was arraigned Tuesday at the Monroe County Courthouse on a charge of first-degree murder. …
Read MoreMillers win 12th Valmeyer Classic championship
This weekend was a baseball fan’s paradise at the 42nd Valmeyer Mid-Summer Classic, and the Waterloo Millers were cruising on cloud nine. “It’s fun, we had some great baseball. It…
Read MorePrinters upset Millstadt, Waterloo tops Valmeyer
It was a beautiful day for baseball to kick off the 2013 Valmeyer Mid-Summer Classic in Borsch Memorial Park. A stark contrast from last year’s blazing hot temperatures, a large…
Read MoreCyndi Kelly: local senior softball star in a league of her own
As young athletes, many consider themselves to be invincible, not thinking of a time when they will no longer be able to play their beloved sport. But there are some…
Read MoreFatal crash in Waterloo on Sunday
A fatal crash occurred early Sunday afternoon on Route 3 just south of South Market Street in Waterloo. Witness accounts from the scene indicate that a Geo Prizm was traveling…
Read MoreEx-boyfriend arrested for murder of Columbia teen
Columbia police arrested 20-year-old Jordan Kuykendall Saturday for first-degree murder in the stabbing death of his ex-girlfriend Erin Schneider, 17, on Thursday. He is currently under police guard at a…
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