Posts Tagged ‘paywall’
Ss. Peter & Paul rectory restoration underway
Thanks to a dedicated group of volunteers, the priests at Ss. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Waterloo will soon have a private chapel and an updated living space. When…
Read MoreMCSD makes burglary arrest
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department arrested two people in connection with theft and drug charges stemming from a mid-December incident near Hecker. Shortly after 10 a.m. Dec. 15, deputies were…
Read MoreWhat to expect in 2022
As Monroe County ventures into the year 2022, the COVID pandemic casts a gray cloud over what the future may hold. Still, there are big things planned this year…
Read MorePrairie du Rocher turns 300
At the beginning of 1718, the government of France issued exclusive trading rights for trading company in its North American colony near the Mississippi River. Shortly thereafter, French military officer…
Read MoreColumbia scrambling on OSHA mandate
The City of Columbia is in a race against the clock to conform to Occupational Safety and Health Administration guidelines concerning employees and COVID-19 by Jan. 10. On Nov. 5,…
Read MorePatton joins Helping Strays
Retired Columbia High School principal Dennis Patton has traded in the sunny Florida skies he’s enjoyed the past seven years to temporarily lead Helping Strays here in Monroe County. After…
Read MoreMinor crash involving school bus
Emergency personnel responded shortly before 7:15 a.m. Wednesday to a crash involving a school bus and a parked car in Columbia. The incident occurred at 715 Lakefield Drive, police said.…
Read MoreRaging Bulldogs edge Ice Eagles
As expected, local hockey rivals Freeburg-Waterloo and Columbia played a close match when they met again Tuesday night at the McKendree Metro Rec Plex in O’Fallon. This time the Raging…
Read MoreAre you a cynic or idealist? | Ott Observations
In my previous column I wrote about how some of us live consumed by fears created by politicians’ propaganda, while others live focused on hope for creating a better world.…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 12-29-21
(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 MoreKeys | Mark’s Remarks
As we prepared for our recent move, it was interesting to see what we had kept around, and also interesting to realize what we no longer valued and decided to…
Read MoreSunday crash on HH Road
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department responded around 6:30 p.m. Jan. 2 for a partially-overturned vehicle on HH Road near Bluff Road. The driver of a 2001 Hyundai Santa Fe reportedly…
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