Posts Tagged ‘paywall’
Eagles win another holiday tourney
The Columbia High School boys basketball squad faced a familiar foe for the title of the Columbia-Freeburg Holiday Tournament at home Friday night. The Eagles (10-4) topped Marquette by the…
Read More‘Dogs place second at holiday tourney
With a win over their rivals to the north and two other impressive victories, the Waterloo High School girls basketball squad reached the final of its own holiday tournament last…
Read MoreHockey teams keep skating
As the calendar year flips to 2024, the two local high school hockey squads are turning their focus to postseason positioning. In the Varsity 2A division of the Mississippi Valley…
Read MoreWhat’s in store for 2024?
An array of legislation, construction projects and other developments are expected for the coming year both locally and statewide along with a major national news item set to come at…
Read MoreMuseum president steps aside
The long-standing president of the Monroe County History Museum is stepping down after nearly 20 years of dedicated work with the organization. Having served as president since 2010, Norma Reheis…
Read MoreHSS plans major renovations
Following the celebration of the organization’s 50th anniversary, Human Support Services has already begun work on a major renovation project that will see the building almost entirely revamped over the…
Read MoreNew year, new laws
More than 300 new laws took effect Jan. 1, ranging from a ban on book bans to the regulation of “deepfake porn” and prohibitions on videoconferencing while driving. Thanks to…
Read MoreSheriff presents annual report
Monroe County Sheriff Neal Rohlfing continued an ongoing defense of his department during Monday’s meeting of the Monroe County Board. During meetings over the past several months, Rohlfing has responded…
Read MoreLocal musician on the move
A Waterloo man recently released his first full-length album, closing out an eventful year with what he described as the first chapter in his music career. Ethan Carl – whose…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 12-27-23
Columbia Police Dec. 19 Rozena C. Carter, 32, of Cahokia, was arrested on a Monroe County warrant and for suspended license and suspended registration on I-255. A large Penske box…
Read MoreWhen God winks | Ott Observations
I got married late in life. It was a package deal: one wife, two stepkids and two cats. Within a couple of weeks of my marriage, my stepson brought…
Read MoreTop hits of 1979 | Mark’s Remarks
For Christmas 1979, one of my gifts was a transistor radio. I’d never had a radio before, so I wasn’t sure about it. I remember thinking that surely this was…
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