Posts Tagged ‘paywall’
S4S helps young student find her voice
With the help of Songs4Soldiers, one Columbia student is continuing to find her voice. Fiona Dolan, a 7-year-old in the Columbia school district, has a developmental delay that makes it…
Read MoreSiedle is interim WHS hoops coach
Waterloo High School has named Allen Siedle as interim head coach of the boys basketball program for the upcoming 2021-22 season. Siedle joined the WHS boys hoops program as an…
Read MoreVehicle stolen in Columbia recovered in Cahokia Heights
Police are investigating the theft of a vehicle early Monday morning from Enterprise Rent-A-Car at Quality Collision in Columbia. The vehicle, a silver 2021 Ford Expedition, was found abandoned in…
Read MoreWaterloo School Board draws crowd … again
With Monday night’s Waterloo School Board meeting drawing an even larger crowd than last month, Gardner Elementary’s cafeteria became the backdrop for the meeting. Parents sat at the same tables…
Read MoreWaterloo pool plans make waves
Waterloo Citizens for a Pool representatives attended last Wednesday’s Waterloo Park District Board meeting, plans in tow. After a summer of meetings with Westport Pools, the non-profit group presented a…
Read MoreDomestic, gun violence go hand in hand
(Editor’s note: This is the second installment of our three-part series as part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month.) America is slowly starting to become aware of the intersections between a…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 10-13-21
(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 MoreQualities of leadership | Ott Observation
A couple of years ago, I had the opportunity to hear Bob Woodward speak. If you are of a certain age, you may recall that he, along with Carl Bernstein,…
Read MoreDay off | Mark’s Remarks
For years, I’ve had people in the community ask me what teachers do on those “days off” – also referred to as “Institute Days.” It used to offend me greatly.…
Read MoreBulldogs, Eagles falter
In Friday night high school football action, both Waterloo and Columbia suffered losses in their homecoming games. The Bulldogs looked to be on their way to victory with a 19-7…
Read MoreSaturday morning crash in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded about 11:40 a.m. Saturday to a multi-vehicle crash on Palmer Road at Ghent Road in Columbia. One of the vehicles involved in the crash overturned as a…
Read MorePossible JB Bridge jumper not located
Fire departments on both sides of the Mississippi River searched near the Jefferson Barracks Bridge on I-255 for a possible bridge jumper shortly before 11 a.m. Thursday. A black car…
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