Posts Tagged ‘paywall’
Four arrested in auto theft ring
Shortly before 6:10 p.m. Tuesday, the Columbia Police Department, with assistance from the Metro East Auto Theft Task Force, successfully arrested four suspects from St. Louis in connection with an…
Read MoreMon-Clair locals keep winning
All three local Mon-Clair League baseball squads are riding winning streaks entering Valmeyer Midsummer Classic play this weekend. The Waterloo Buds (9-6) are winners of six straight after posting three…
Read MoreWHS grad on U.S. boomerang team
Christian Schramm, a Waterloo High School Class of 2022 graduate and former soccer player for the Bulldogs, will be traveling to France next month as a member of the first-ever…
Read MoreColumbia trail extension planned
The City of Columbia held a public informational meeting Thursday at City Hall to discuss its upcoming GM&O Heritage Trail Connector Project. Columbia City Engineer Chris Smith and project manager…
Read MoreState aids mental health workforce
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker recently signed omnibus legislation meant to assist mental healthcare providers. Senate Bill 3617 seeks to address a variety of funding and staffing issues these providers face…
Read MoreWaterloo Chamber exec leaving
Waterloo Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Candace Gardner is leaving her position to accept a job with the Illinois Network of Childcare Resource and Referral Agencies. Her last official day…
Read MoreState school facility occupation tax change
Recent legislation set to go into effect July 1 will see the Regional Office of Education getting a significant amount of money back from the state. House Bill 4326 concerns…
Read MoreWaterloo Mural Contest winners announced
The City of Waterloo Friday announced the winners of this year’s Waterloo Mural Contest. After receiving 14 entries from 12 different artists, the beautification committee held a blind judging; meaning…
Read MorePrimary races decided
With virtually no contested races in the 2022 Illinois primary election for Democrats, Monroe County voters pulled Republican primary ballots at a more than four-to-one ratio. There were nearly 4,500…
Read MoreMurder still unsolved 45 years later
On a stormy night 45 years ago, 25-year-old Shirley Huskey was found by her husband, her body left on the lawn of their home on Ames Road in rural Monroe…
Read MoreCHS students visit Germany
Students from Columbia High School recently returned from a roughly two-week trip to Germany. The student exchange is an annual event that takes place between Columbia and its German sister…
Read MoreGibault Men’s Club keeps working
The Gibault Men’s Club is currently set to finish renovation projects this summer following a final big work day in the school’s gymnasium. This summer’s projects focused chiefly on the…
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