Posts Tagged ‘paywall’
Wednesday evening crash in Waterloo
Emergency personnel responded shortly after 5:30 p.m. Wednesday to a two-vehicle crash on Route 3 just south of North Market Street across from McDonald’s in Waterloo. One of the vehicles…
Read MoreHockey showdown marred by injury
It was shaping up to be another classic duel between local hockey rivals Columbia and Freeburg-Waterloo at Granite City Ice Rink on Monday, as the Eagles clung to a slim…
Read MoreBasketball boys take the court
The high school boys basketball season got off to a fast start last week as multiple local squads participated in Thanksgiving holiday tournaments. Columbia competed in the Wesclin Tip-Off Classic,…
Read MoreGirls hoopsters dribble on
With season-opening tournaments just concluding, the high school girls basketball schedule starts to heat up as the weather turns cold. Gibault is 3-3 on the young season following a 54-19…
Read MoreA young life gone too soon
A young man from Waterloo passed away following a crash over the Thanksgiving weekend, leaving his family, friends and the community to mourn a brief but brilliant life. Harrison George…
Read MoreAn early Christmas for Evy
With a serious brain surgery set to make her miss out on many holiday festivities, a young Columbia girl was recently treated to an early Christmas thanks to the efforts…
Read MorePlethora of topics for school board
The Waterloo School Board met Nov. 20 for its monthly meeting, with several individuals addressing the board and later discussion turning to the district’s recent performance and various action items.…
Read MoreHelping kids with divorce
Two local parents recently finished work on a children’s book with the unique goal of helping kids with divorced parents handle the major change in their family. Karen Leigh Steed…
Read MoreColumbia approves condos, talks ‘mobile vending’
Despite pushback from two aldermen and a resident of Gedern Village, the Columbia City Council approved a community unit plan for a proposed condominium development along the 1700 block of…
Read MoreSouthwest Connector updates
The Four-County Highway Coalition recently announced small developments toward the Southwest Illinois Connector, marking slow but steady progress toward a project that’s been in the works for decades. Murphysboro Mayor…
Read MoreColumbia urgent care closing
Gateway Urgent Care, located at 11 South in Columbia, announced Friday it is closing permanently at the end of business on Dec. 17. “Although our urgent care services will no…
Read MoreTow truck driver fatally struck on I-255 in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded about 10:15 a.m. Wednesday to I-255 southbound on the curve toward St. Louis just past the Columbia exit onto Route 3 after a tow truck driver was…
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