Posts Tagged ‘paywall’
Driver flees possible DUI incident
The Columbia Police Department was alerted to an Illinois State Police Emergency Radio Network broadcast around 5:35 p.m. Thursday about a possible DUI driver from I-255 eastbound from Missouri onto…
Read MoreColumbia subdivision approved, with conditions
Roads were the main points of business at the Columbia City Council meeting Monday night. Action was taken concerning Quarry Road and Skyline Drive, and Rueck Road was discussed for…
Read More‘Dogs win Candy Cane Classic
It was another tournament, another title for the Waterloo High School girls basketball team. The Bulldogs downed Valmeyer, Columbia and Red Bud to claim their second tourney championship of the…
Read MoreR-T All-Local Volleyball Team
The high school volleyball season offered plenty of highlights locally, with Waterloo, Gibault and Valmeyer winning regional titles and the Hawks claiming a sectional crown. That makes this year’s R-T…
Read MoreTourney time for boys hoops
Christmas break means its time for the annual Columbia-Freeburg Christmas Tournament. This year’s boys hoops tourney takes place Dec. 27-29 at Columbia High School. Columbia, Gibault, Waterloo and Valmeyer are…
Read MoreMore of the same for MVCHA leaders
Two local teams continue to reign supreme in the Mississippi Valley Club Hockey Association. The Columbia Ice Eagles (10-0-4) and Freeburg-Waterloo Raging Bulldogs (12-1-1) are the top two teams in…
Read MorePark district skeptical of pool plans
Waterloo Citizens for a Pool attended the Waterloo Park District Board’s meeting last Wednesday night to once again plead its case for a new aquatic facility in town. At the…
Read MoreWaterloo School Board adapts to times
From stopping potential spread to food distribution issues, much of the Dec. 13 Waterloo School Board meeting was spent discussing weathering yet another pandemic storm. In keeping with the county’s…
Read MoreOpportunities on horizon for Columbia students
A lot of ground was covered during a brief Columbia School Board meeting Thursday night. Columbia School Superintendent Chris Grode addressed a viral TikTok school shooting “trend” that caused school…
Read MoreNew voter precincts approved
In the course of two weeks, Monroe County Clerk Jonathan McLean managed to consolidate 37 city and county voter precincts into 25 with only one minor adjustment requested from a…
Read MoreSinging Cowboy survives scare
As co-founder of the Randolph County Cowboy Church, Terry Roberson is no stranger to sharing his faith. Yet, a recent COVID scare inspired him to write a program unlike any…
Read MoreQuilts for Kentucky
After tornadoes tore through parts of Kentucky earlier this month, a local quilting guild stepped up to bring comfort to those who need it most. According to national media reports,…
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