Posts Tagged ‘paywall’
Hockey teams keep battling
The ice rinks are busy as high school hockey teams continue to skate through the Mississippi Valley Club Hockey Association regular season. The Freeburg-Waterloo Raging Bulldogs are 5-3-2 following recent…
Read MoreBulldogs named all-conference
Several fall sports athletes from Waterloo High School received recognition from the Mississippi Valley Conference for their accomplishments. Players on the WHS football team, which won its first playoff game…
Read MoreHall of Fame nod for ‘Bergy’
The family of the late Jeremiah Bergheger was notified last week that the former baseball star will be inducted into the National Semi-Pro Baseball Hall of Fame in 2023. The…
Read MoreMonroe County OKs budget
The “double-edged sword” of increased tax revenues, which Monroe County Treasurer Kevin Koenigstein pointed out in March during his first quarterly budget review of Fiscal Year 2022, has found its…
Read MoreColumbia talks ‘home rule,’ passes levy
The Columbia City Council approved a tax levy and special use permit, discussed park rules and seated a new alderman, but a majority of the meeting was dedicated to the…
Read MoreWaterloo honors good neighbor
The Waterloo City Council on Monday night celebrated a good neighbor and approved a handful of measures. Chuck Green, a longtime member of the Waterloo Sports Association, was presented a…
Read MoreMore support for Southwest Connector
The Four-County Highway Coalition continues to see progress as it pushes for the Southwest Illinois Connector, a project that’s been in the works since the 1950s. The proposed connector would…
Read MoreFNB completes bank buy
First National Bank of Waterloo announced that its parent company, First Waterloo Bancshares, Inc., has acquired the outstanding shares of common stock of Village Bancshares in St. Libory. The transaction…
Read MoreLocals named State Scholars
The Illinois Student Assistance Commission recently announced the latest students earning State Scholars distinction. The students are selected annually based on ACT or SAT exams and sixth semester class rank…
Read MoreRespiratory tripledemic getting worse
Hospitals across the region are experiencing a strain on their capacities due to a spike in respiratory illnesses during what has been referred to as a tripledemic. Local public health…
Read MoreNew judicial circuit created
Most counties in Illinois have been preparing for implementation of the SAFE-T Act at the beginning of 2023, with many trying to anticipate challenges courts and jails will face when…
Read MoreToddler’s death mourned
One-year-old Ozzy Embrich of Red Bud passed away in his sleep last Tuesday, after which the community expressed sympathy to the family. Per the Randolph County Coroner’s Office, his death…
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