Posts Tagged ‘paywall’
Holiday hoops madness underway
The Columbia-Freeburg Holiday Tournament is underway this week at Columbia High School, offering boys basketball action for fans to feast on before year’s end. The host Eagles were enjoying home…
Read MoreGirls hoop it up in Red Bud
Tournament time continues for local high school girls basketball squads this week. After competing in the Candy Cane Classic at Gibault Catholic High School prior to Christmas break, Waterloo, Columbia…
Read MoreHockey rivals to meet again
The new year will kick off with another rivalry hockey battle between the Freeburg-Waterloo Raging Bulldogs and Columbia Ice Eagles. The two local squads, who rank atop the Mississippi Valley…
Read MoreFormer WHS coach, AD passes away
The community was reflective upon the passing of retired longtime Bulldogs coach and athletic director Rick Keefe last week. Keefe, 72, died Dec. 23 following a lengthy battle with progressive…
Read More2021 Year in Review
From COVID rising and declining and rising again, to all the impacts locally as a result, 2021 was definitely an interesting year in Monroe County. There were also plenty of…
Read MoreFire chief change a hot topic for Prairie Du Pont
A handful of community members bundled up together last Wednesday night outside the Prairie Du Pont firehouse in Dupo. By the end of the night, they had called for resignations,…
Read MoreLabor shortage affects EMS
Emergency service teams are not immune to the labor shortage plaguing the nation, and, as many can testify, having such small staffing on top of a pandemic can be especially…
Read MoreNew laws for the new year
As Illinoisans prepare for the first day of 2022 this Saturday, there are 300 new laws scheduled to take effect. Some new laws beginning Jan. 1 include insurance companies being…
Read MoreComplete disclosure and the guilt of deception | Mark’s Remarks
With four kids, Michelle and I weren’t always up on things – especially when it came to losing teeth and getting the kids compensated for their lost teeth. Around late…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 12-22-21
(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 MoreTheft report in Waterloo
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the reported theft of multiple items from a property on Country Lakes Lane off Konarcik Road in Waterloo. Items reported missing from the…
Read MoreInjury crash on I-255 ramp in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded shortly after 6:30 p.m. Thursday to a multi-vehicle crash on the I-255 eastbound ramp onto Route 3 southbound in Columbia. Initial reports are that one of the…
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