JLP Homes back in court

Following a tumultuous 2025, the owners of JLP Homes are once again named in a lawsuit in Monroe County Circuit Court. In  a complaint filed Feb. 18, plaintiffs Cody Harvey…

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Dreary farm income forecast

USDA’s farm income forecast released this month projects another challenging year ahead for most farmers, except those in the beef sector. Overall, net farm income, a broad measure of profits,…

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Springborn takes Smithton post

The Smithton School District recently named Tom Springborn as its next superintendent starting this upcoming school year.  Springborn is currently the director of services for the Monroe-Randolph Regional Office of…

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Hoops season ends for locals

March Madness will not include the three remaining local high school boys basketball squads that were still playing in the postseason as of last week. The Columbia, Gibault and Waterloo…

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WHS girls wrestle at state

Waterloo High School was represented by its first two state qualifiers in girls wrestling this past weekend in Bloomington.  Maddy Edler (135 pounds) and Izzy McBride (190 pounds), both juniors,…

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Stell in conference tourney

A former Waterloo High School hoops standout will play in the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament in St. Louis this weekend as a key member of the University of Illinois-Springfield…

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Lenhardt named all-conference

lllinois College men’s basketball player Ty Lenhardt was recently named first team All-Midwest Conference. Lenhardt, a former Waterloo High School standout, led the team and ranked fourth in the conference…

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Gum leads Miners hoops

One of the top athletes of all-time at Waterloo High School recently wrapped up her junior season with the Missouri S&T women’s hoops squad, leading the team in multiple categories.…

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Venhaus soars for EIU

The Eastern Illinois University track and field program competed recently at the Ohio Valley Conference Indoor Championships in Louisville, Kentucky. Columbia High School graduate Abby Venhaus, now a junior at…

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Police Blotter | 2-25-26

(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…

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