Posts Tagged ‘paywall’
Monster changes for Waterloo Homecoming
For an event which has been held for over 100 years, change is inevitable. Homecoming organizers with the Waterloo Lions Club and Metzger-Crook VFW Post 6504 announced last week the…
Read MoreVolley for Kaylee in Valmeyer
A substantial crowd covered the bleachers in the Valmeyer High School gym Monday evening, all coming out in support of one young girl who’s been battling a blood disease for…
Read MorePublic-private joint efforts | Ott Observations
I’ve been thinking about President Biden’s proposals to help students with college debt. I do believe there is a real problem with the costs of attending college, which limits who…
Read MoreCleared schedules and memory loss | Mark’s Remarks
I think we all might have been created with the innate ability to crave solitude and peace. And clear schedules. What do you think? As I grow older, I’m…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 2-22-23
(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 MoreSemi truck fire on I-255
The Dupo, Prairie du Pont and Columbia fire departments responded about 9:45 a.m. Monday to a fully engulfed semi truck on fire on I-255 northbound at the Route 3 on…
Read MoreRoute 3 work resumes Monday in Columbia
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that Route 3 from I-255 to Gilmore Lake Road in Columbia will be intermittently restricted to one lane in each direction beginning Monday, Feb.…
Read MoreSunday tragedy near Dupo
A heavy police presence descended upon a neighborhood in Dupo for an active shooter situation Sunday afternoon after a police officer was shot by a male suspect and another man…
Read MoreHawks fly into sectional final
The Gibault Catholic High School boys basketball squad won its second straight regional championship Friday night, 71-57 over Lovejoy in an IHSA Class 1A contest at Dupo. The Hawks (28-7)…
Read MoreSeason ends for Eagles
Playing before a packed gym Friday night in Sparta, Columbia and Pinckneyville battled for a Class 2A regional championship. The Eagles got behind early and fought back late before ultimately…
Read MoreKitchen fire at Top Shooters
A Saturday morning oven fire has temporarily closed the kitchen of a Columbia sports bar. Shortly after 9:40 a.m., the Columbia Fire Department and Columbia Police Department responded to Top…
Read MoreBattlehawks begin with 2 thrilling wins
BY JEREMY HOUSEWRIGHT The St. Louis Battlehawks have opened the 2023 XFL football season with two come-from-behind victories in exciting fashion. On Thursday night, former University of Alabama quarterback AJ…
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