Posts Tagged ‘paywall’
Locals on the college gridiron
For several former locals, football continues at the next level after excelling on local fields. Former standouts from Columbia and Waterloo high schools are getting ready to play this fall…
Read MoreGolfers shooting low
In recent high school boys golf action, Columbia won a nine-hole match Monday over Freeburg by two strokes, 160-162, at Mystic Oak in Waterloo. Kyle Chudd, a state qualifier last…
Read MoreReal Estate Transactions | Aug. 11-15, 2025
The location of real estate transactions with only the parcel number listed may be viewed be entering the number on the Monroe County GIS website ‘Parcel Viewer.’ All transactions may…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 8-20-25
(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 MoreWhere is the Christian voice? | Ott Observations
Recently there was a provocative editorial in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch written by Thomas Finan. He is a renowned history professor at Saint Louis University. Ever since his editorial, there…
Read MoreBeing all bougie | Mark’s Remarks
Both of my sons are currently living in big cities and we have traveled, of course, to visit them often. During these visits, we’ve seen a lot of neat…
Read MoreSunday fire call for WFD
The Waterloo Fire Department and Monroe County EMS responded shortly after 8 a.m. Sunday to a smell of gas at a residence in the 500 block of South Main Street…
Read MoreEarly morning fire call in Columbia
The Columbia Fire Department responded shortly after 4 a.m. Friday to a residence on Rowan Oak Lane off Gall Road after a haze of smoke was observed in the second…
Read MoreCracked corn, sorry slide for park board
With some of the hottest days of the summer serving as a backdrop, the Waterloo Park District Board this month focused much discussion on the Waterloo Community Splash Pad, where…
Read More‘Something in the orange’ for Waterloo?
This month’s regular meeting again starting over an hour after its scheduled start time, the Waterloo School Board heard a number of presentations on FFA activity, a new youth survey…
Read MoreNew year, new startUP teacher
A new school year means a fresh class of young entrepreneurs with Monroe County startUP, and this year is also beginning with a new facilitator for the program. Jim Hopkins…
Read MorePropane line struck in Burksville
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department and Waterloo Fire Department responded just after 12:30 p.m. Wednesday to a call of a propane line struck at a residence in the 5700 block…
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