Posts Tagged ‘paywall’
WHS students grow in Spain
Students studying Spanish at Waterloo High School recently returned from Europe, seeing a great deal of Spain’s culture as well as traveling around France for a trip that provided lessons…
Read MoreValmeyer police chief retiring
The Village of Valmeyer is preparing for the departure of Marty Seitz as its police chief in early 2026, it was announced last month. Current Valmeyer Police Department officer Terry…
Read MoreStolen vehicle pursuit ends in arrest
A St. Clair County woman faces multiple felony charges following a successful police pursuit early Monday afternoon. Shortly after 12:30 p.m., investigators with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department’s Aggressive Criminal…
Read MoreSolar farm hearing delayed again
Attendance of the Monroe County Planning Commission meeting scheduled for this Thursday night, Aug. 7, will likely be diminished as a solar farm proposed in rural Waterloo has been removed…
Read MoreSchool mental health screenings coming soon
Illinois public school students could soon receive free mental health screenings each year. Gov. JB Pritzker signed Senate Bill 1560 on July 31, which would require the Illinois State Board…
Read MoreBuds, Lakers in Mon-Clair finals
And then there were two. The Mon-Clair League baseball playoffs took place Saturday and Sunday, with the Waterloo Buds and Valmeyer Lakers the last teams still standing after all the…
Read MoreDupo girl is national champ
A young Dupo gymnast is turning heads on the national stage for her trampoline and tumbling talents. Victoria Barth, a fourth grader at Bluffview Elementary School, recently returned home with…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 7-30-25
(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 MoreReal Estate Transactions | July 21-25, 2025
The location of real estate transactions with only the parcel number listed may be viewed be entering the number on the Monroe County GIS website ‘Parcel Viewer.’ All transactions may…
Read MoreStolen vehicle tip unfounded
The Columbia Police Department and Monroe County Sheriff’s Department responded early Tuesday afternoon to the area of Bluff Road near Columbia after receiving a GPS ping for a vehicle reported…
Read MoreSerious injury crash near Waterloo
A serious injury rollover crash occurred about 2:20 p.m. Sunday in the 6500 block of Route 3 near the Sydenstricker Nobbe Partners John Deere dealership south of Waterloo. The car…
Read MoreWoman’s body found in Mississippi River
The body of a deceased woman found floating Sunday afternoon in the Mississippi River has been identified. Emergency personnel responded about 2 p.m. to the river near Columbia after a…
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