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Injury crash on I-255 near Columbia
Emergency personnel responded about 10:20 a.m. Tuesday to a two-vehicle crash with injury on I-255 southbound at mile marker 7.6 between Columbia and Dupo. Columbia police, fire department and EMS…
Read MoreMonroe County preps for coronavirus
After an individual in St. Clair County was tested for the coronavirus last weekend, leaders from across Monroe County met Tuesday morning to discuss plans to handle the coronavirus outbreak. …
Read MoreBirds of another feather: Red Bud ostrich farm thriving
A Red Bud family has spent the last 25 years farming what some call the healthier red meat. “The biggest mistake people make is they think it’s chicken,” Paul Mollet…
Read MoreCostello to lead Illinois Department of Agriculture
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker on Friday appointed Jerry Costello II to serve as Director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture. “With farming playing an important role in his family’s history…
Read MoreWaterloo OKs SRO; AD resigns
The Waterloo School Board unanimously approved an intergovernmental agreement with the Waterloo City Council on Monday that provides for a school resource officer for the district from the Waterloo Police…
Read MoreCounty ready for fish fry season
While many people use Lent as an opportunity to sacrifice some luxury or pleasure, they gain a new one in Monroe County with the advent of Friday fish fry season. …
Read MorePool group talks survey results
Waterloo Citizens for a Pool hosted a town hall meeting last Wednesday night in the Waterloo High School auditorium to discuss results of the recent marketing survey completed by Southern…
Read MoreRaging Bulldogs fall in MVCHA finals
The amazing season for the Freeburg-Waterloo Raging Bulldogs ended in the Mississippi Valley Club Hockey Association Varsity 2A finals with losses Monday and Tuesday night to Granite City at the…
Read MoreSommers wins Waterloo’s first state wrestling medal
The historic season for Waterloo High School wrestling ended Saturday with its first state medal in the sport. Jordan Sommers, a 195-pound sophomore, capped off his amazing 2019-20 campaign with…
Read MoreRaging Bulldogs advance to finals
The Freeburg-Waterloo Raging Bulldogs advanced to the Mississippi Valley Club Hockey Association Varsity 2A finals with a 6-3 win in a deciding Game 3 semifinal showdown with Collinsville on Thursday…
Read MoreWaterloo is Elsa Strong
For about 4.5 years, Elsa Wiemerslage has been battling a rare form of pediatric cancer called acute myeloid leukemia. And for almost that entire time, Waterloo has been helping Wiemerslage…
Read MorePrairie du Rocher plans future
The future of Prairie du Rocher is uncertain, but citizens and local leaders are working to make sure one of the oldest communities begun by French colonists in the United…
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