Posts Tagged ‘paywall’
Baseball season speeding by
The spring high school baseball season can move as swift as a fastball down the middle when the weather cooperates. Such is the case for most local teams, and some…
Read MoreSoccer girls keep on kicking
One local high school girls soccer team remains unbeaten while another absorbed its first loss in recent action. Columbia (11-1-1) picked up three more wins – including a victory Tuesday…
Read MoreVoegele dom-inating at Kansas
Columbia High School graduate Dominic Voegele continues to impress in his freshman season on the baseball squad at the University of Kansas. The 6-foot-2 righthander has made eight starts for…
Read MoreLocals shining for SLU
Local softball standouts Jane Kaniecki and Karsen Jany are members of the Saint Louis University softball squad this spring. Kaniecki, a Waterloo High School graduate, is a junior who plays…
Read MoreA celestial spectacle
Monday’s total solar eclipse did not disappoint for those willing to venture just a bit to the south of Monroe County and deal with traffic on main thoroughfares. Some opted…
Read MoreAn Odyssey of the Mind
A new, unique student club recently found a home at Morrison-Talbott Library in Waterloo, offering a handful of students an opportunity to flex a range of creative muscles as they…
Read MoreNorth’s CCSI goodbye
The Career Center of Southern Illinois will soon be saying goodbye to its principal, who will be stepping away after four years as he begins a new chapter in his…
Read MoreCar lot, rezoning near Waterloo
The Monroe County Zoning Board of Appeals met April 1 for three items centered around Waterloo, each of which was approved following only brief discussion. At the top of the…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 4-10-24
(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…
Read MoreThe boys who cry wolf | Ott Observations
Reading headlines and listening to political sound bites got me thinking about the old Aesop fable “The Boy Who Cried Wolf.” It is about a shepherd boy who repeatedly fools…
Read MoreHeels | Mark’s Remarks
I wonder how neglect of certain items in our lives began? I look in my closet sometimes and see a pair of shoes that are sort of squished back in…
Read MoreSunday crash on I-255 in Columbia
A three-vehicle crash occurred about 4 p.m. Sunday on the curve from I-255 southbound to I-255 westbound in Columbia. The roadway was wet due to a pop-up shower that began…
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