Posts Tagged ‘paywall’
Aiding an animal lover
A Columbia woman who has battled illness all her life is currently pursuing brain surgery to remove a tumor and has reached out to the community to help her afford…
Read MoreTax talk for Waterloo schools
The Waterloo School Board focused its meeting Monday night on the 2024 tax levy, with attention also turning toward a myriad of maintenance projects and various points of positivity in…
Read MoreGibault hires new principal
The Most Rev. Michael McGovern, Bishop of Belleville has named Geoffrey Miller, Ph.D., Principal of Gibault Catholic High School in Waterloo. His appointment is effective Jan. 1, 2025. Dr. Miller…
Read MoreWaterloo approves tax levy
The Waterloo City Council on Monday night approved a property tax levy increase for the current fiscal year during its final regular meeting of 2024. A public hearing, as advertised…
Read MoreCharges in Hecker incident
A Randolph County woman is facing multiple charges following a morning incident on Dec. 10 involving a Monroe County Sheriff’s Department deputy. Crystal M. Lehnen, 36, of Baldwin, was charged…
Read MoreBoys hoops action heating up
Two local high school boys basketball squads are looking solid in the early going while others have plenty of work to do. Thanks to some monster efforts from 6-foot-10 senior…
Read MoreHawks, Eagles in Candy Cane Classic final
The Candy Cane Classic is underway at Gibault Catholic High School, and two local squads have their sights set on the tourney title. The host Hawks posted a 47-40 victory…
Read MoreStrong start for WHS wrestling
So far, so good this season for the Waterloo High School boys wrestling team. The Bulldogs are 11-2 on the season despite not being fully healthy. “(We’re) dealing with injuries…
Read MoreEagles win for No. 12
The Columbia Eagles Hockey Club honored one of its players during Thursday’s game against Triad at McKendree Metro Rec Plex in O’Fallon. Jacob Nelson, who wears No. 12 for the…
Read MoreCollege volleyball success for locals
Monroe County has several former high school volleyball standouts making this area proud at the college level. Jessie Seidel was a fifth-year senior libero for Lindenwood University after having excelled…
Read MoreIHSA changing classification cycle
The Illinois High School Association Board of Directors made a change to its enrollment classification cycle during its monthly meeting Dec. 9. Starting in the 2025-26 school year, the IHSA…
Read MoreSimple memories and innocence | Mark’s Remarks
Here I go again. I think just about every holiday season I have ever written about probably talks about something I’m nostalgic or sentimental about. I can’t help it. Humor…
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