Posts Tagged ‘paywall’
Costello speaks to FFA members
Illinois Department of Agriculture Director Jerry Costello II was the featured speaker at the annual Waterloo FFA awards banquet May 7 at Waterloo High School. The husband of WHS principal…
Read MoreFelony child endangerment charge
A misdemeanor charge against a Renault woman has been upgraded to a felony. Heaven L. Racadio, 31, of Renault, was arrested April 21 after she allegedly crashed her vehicle while…
Read MoreWeapons, drug charges follow shots fired incident
Two men from out of the area were charged in connection with a bizarre early May incident in rural Monroe County. At about 1:45 a.m. May 7, Monroe County Sheriff’s…
Read MoreDefying reason | Ott Observations
As I digest many current events, I find myself thinking about the word “reason.” The dictionary defines the word as “a cause, explanation or justification for an action or event,”…
Read MoreCarol Burnett’s birthday | Mark’s Remarks
I was born in 1967, the same year Carol Burnett’s television show went on the air. So you could say I sort of grew up watching her. I remember being…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 5-17-24
(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 MoreMulti-vehicle crash Monday in Columbia
The Columbia police, fire and EMS departments responded about 5 p.m. Monday to a multi-vehicle crash at the intersection of Route 3 and Veterans Parkway. There was road blockage on…
Read MoreVehicle vs. motorcycle crash southeast of Millstadt
Emergency personnel responded about 4:30 p.m. Saturday to a crash involving a vehicle and motorcycle on Douglas Road at Roachtown Road southeast of Millstadt in rural St. Clair County. Among…
Read MoreWednesday injury crash in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded about 1:15 p.m. Wednesday to a three-vehicle crash on Route 3 at Valmeyer Road in Columbia. There was road blockage as a result of the crash and…
Read MoreGoing for gold at state
Several local high school girls tracksters qualified for state by virtue of solid showings at the IHSA Class 2A Mascoutah Sectional on Thursday. Columbia senior Abby Venhaus sealed her return…
Read MoreBaseball teams begin postseason
The Columbia High School baseball team posted two come-from-behind victories in Waterloo on Saturday to win this year’s Monroe County Baseball Tournament. The Eagles (29-4) opened Class 2A regional play…
Read MoreAnd then there was one…
With three successful high school girls soccer programs, Monroe County is used to having at least one team make a deep postseason run each spring. This year it’s up to…
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