Posts Tagged ‘62298’
Columbia OKs home rule question
The Columbia City Council voted to approve its first resolution of the year Tuesday night. The action will give voters a chance to decide whether or not the city should…
Read More2022 Year in Review
January The Village of Prairie du Rocher began a year-long tricentennial celebration during its New Year’s Gala. The village held a series of events to commemorate the 1722 founding of…
Read MoreJudge rules portions of SAFE-T Act are unconstitutional
A Kankakee County judge ruled late Wednesday night that aspects of the SAFE-T Act that was set to go into effect Jan. 1 are unconstitutional. The ruling by Judge Thomas…
Read MoreEagles, Hawks and ‘Dogs in Freeburg tourney
Three local high school boys basketball squads are battling this week in the Freeburg Holiday Tournament, and two rivals clashed on the court Tuesday night. Columbia outlasted Waterloo, 52-41, in…
Read MoreA present for the library
A couple of weeks before the Christmas holiday, Morrison-Talbott Library in Waterloo received an early gift to bolster its genealogy section. Tim Ogle of the O’Fallon Historical Society delivered a…
Read MoreDupo family thankful after fire
A fire in Dupo last Tuesday left a young family suffering a deep loss through Christmas, though the community was more than willing to extend support. The Dupo Fire Department…
Read MoreNew year, new laws
By now, almost everyone in Illinois has heard that Jan. 1 will mark the beginning of a significant change in the state’s criminal justice system – the elimination of cash…
Read MoreAnother guilty plea in Hopkins murder
An East St. Louis man who was sentenced previously to 34 years in federal prison for the August 2019 shooting death of Illinois State Police Trooper Nick Hopkins of Waterloo…
Read MoreCandidates file for April election
Monday afternoon was the deadline for candidates to file for inclusion on the April 2023 ballot, and Waterloo voters will see its largest number of contested races in recent memory.…
Read MoreLittle dancing snowflake
A young Columbia girl recently got to participate in a big Christmas performance. Emersyn Lane, a first grader at Eagleview Elementary, could be seen dancing across the stage Sunday at…
Read MoreSplash pad plans get ‘skinny’
The proposed splash pad at Zimmer Park seems to be getting some slight downsizing following last week’s Waterloo Park District meeting. The project was recently revealed to have a total…
Read MoreNew senior living space offers TLC
After several months of renovations and only additional staff and residents left to find, Tannous Loving Care Senior Living will soon be opening its doors. The property at 228 Mueller…
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