Posts Tagged ‘paywall’
Tigers roar to 3-0 start
The wins keep coming for the Dupo High School football team, which improved to 3-0 with a 56-29 victory at home over Madison on Friday. The Tigers got four touchdown…
Read MoreGolfers in the swing of things
Just more than a week after the Columbia boys won this year’s Monroe County Tournament at Annbriar Golf Course, Waterloo took the annual Route 3 Ryder Cup at Acorns Golf…
Read MoreVolleyball season spiking on
A few local high school volleyball squads are spiking in the early going of the regular season. Columbia (12-3) downed Nashville, Pinckneyville, Centralia and Mascoutah on Saturday to win the…
Read MoreStrong start for WHS cross country
The Waterloo High School girls cross country team showed why it’s ranked among tops in the state during two recent meets. On Saturday, the WHS girls had three of the…
Read MoreA salute to 10 years of S4S
Songs4Soldiers returns this weekend for its 10th year, now well-established as a Monroe County tradition. The event has hit a number of milestones since it first began in 2013, with…
Read MoreWaterloo digs for new water
Work on a new $30 million water plant for the City of Waterloo is underway as city officials joined project managers and others for a groundbreaking ceremony on the project…
Read MoreColumbia talks growth, cell service, electricity
The prospect of business growth was the main point of discussion during last Tuesday’s Columbia City Council meeting. Columbia City Administrator Doug Brimm said city representatives met with members of…
Read MoreValmeyer TIF district renewed
A tax increment financing district in the Village of Valmeyer will be in place for another 12 years beginning next month. The Valmeyer Village Board began the renewal process for…
Read MoreLocal land buy for Audubon Society
The Illinois Audubon Society announced the purchase of 44.5 acres in Monroe County to protect the groundwater recharge basin which drains into the Fogelpole Cave Nature Preserve off G Road…
Read MoreOur two biggest challenges | Ott Observations
I think our country today faces two immense and complex challenges, but they aren’t what you think. It’s not the economy, the environment or how to handle Russia, China or…
Read MoreToo much discussion | Mark’s Remarks
I love to watch the show “Hoarders.” Most of the episodes are predictable. A team comes in, assesses the hoard and then goes about convincing the person to let go…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 9-6-23
(Information in this report is gathered from police agencies, county courts and emergency radio dispatch. The public is reminded that defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty and charges may…
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