Posts Tagged ‘paywall’
Technology and taking things for granted | Mark’s Remarks
I’m trying to remember my early days as a teacher, conjuring up memories of the “hardships” we like to tell stories about when young teachers complain about the internet being…
Read MoreTuesday crash near Hecker
Emergency personnel responded to a crash involving a pickup truck pulling a trailer on Route 159 at Club Congress Road just north of Hecker at about 2:15 p.m. Tuesday. A…
Read MoreMonday evening crash west of Waterloo
Emergency personnel responded about 5:25 p.m. Monday to a two-vehicle crash on Route 156 near Old Orchard Lane just west of Waterloo. The vehicles involved were a white minivan and…
Read MoreStructure fire in Dupo
Multiple area departments battled a Monday afternoon structure fire in Dupo. The Dupo Fire Department responded about 2:50 p.m. to a report of a fire at 105 N. Third Street…
Read MoreArrest made in string of trailer, vehicle thefts
A Monroe County man was arrested on multiple counts of theft following a joint investigation over the past few months by the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department and Metro East Auto…
Read MoreI-255 pursuit ends in arrest
The Columbia Police Department and Monroe County Sheriff’s Department assisted area law enforcement agencies late Thursday night with a pursuit that started out of the area and ended near Dupo.…
Read More‘Flora and Son’ | Movie Review
Movie critics and writers often try to sound eloquent and high-brow when reviewing movies. They use metaphors. They compare movie characters to great characters in literature or find correlations between…
Read MoreDriver in police pursuit ordered held in jail
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department, with assistance from Columbia police and the Metro East Auto Theft Task Force, successfully apprehended two suspects following a Friday morning pursuit connected to a…
Read MoreVolleyball squads sitting pretty
With more matches down than are yet to be played this fall, a few local high school volleyball squads are turning heads as postseason time nears. Valmeyer is among those…
Read MoreSoccer season in home stretch
Only a few games remain in the high school boys soccer regular season as regional play lurks just around the corner. Gibault (3-8) picked up a much needed victory last…
Read MoreFootball teams falter again
For the second straight week, all three local high school football squads suffered defeat Friday night. Waterloo (1-4) lost to a tough Mississippi Valley Conference opponent Friday at Highland (4-1),…
Read MoreCan’t catch WHS girls XC
The Waterloo High School girls cross country team continues to blaze trails this fall, winning two more meets. On Saturday, the Bulldogs won the Freeburg Invitational at Smithton Community Park…
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