Wednesday crash in Waterloo

The Waterloo police and fire departments and Monroe County EMS responded late Wednesday morning to a two-vehicle crash on North Market Street near Kolmer Avenue. The initial call reported at…

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Hawks get revenge against ‘Dogs

With the regular season winding down and regionals looming, there was a playoff-like atmosphere to Saturday’s boys basketball “Battle of Waterloo” at Gibault. The Hawks posted a 58-49 victory over…

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‘Dogs wrestle at sectional

The Waterloo High School wrestling team had six members competing at the Highland Sectional this past weekend. Unfortunately, none of them advanced to the state meet. Waterloo sophomore Ty Kinzinger…

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WHS speech on to state

The accomplishments keep coming for the Waterloo High School speech team, which won a sectional championship Saturday at Belleville West. Up next is the IHSA State Speech Meet this weekend…

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Death investigation in Columbia

The Columbia Police Department and Monroe County Coroner’s Office are investigating the death earlier this week of a young man. Police and EMS personnel responded shortly before 4:15 p.m. Monday…

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Splash pad talks boil over

A contentious discussion on the long-awaited splash pad project during last Wednesday’s meeting of the Waterloo Park Board ended with the board deciding to appoint a committee for the project…

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