Mayor Smith makes return

To the surprise of many, Waterloo Mayor Tom Smith  returned to his usual seat in the council chambers at City Hall to preside over Monday’s meeting of the Waterloo City…

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Waterloo mayor on the mend

Last Monday, the Waterloo City Council conducted its first regular meeting since Mayor Tom Smith was hospitalized following a stroke.  Alderman Clyde Heller, the most senior member of the council,…

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Drug seizure in Waterloo

The Waterloo Police Department executed a search warrant in the 200 block of West Fourth Street on Tuesday afternoon, which resulted in drugs being seized. During the search, WPD officers seized…

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Juvenile stabbing case over

While information was hard to come by, the case involving a young male in connection with a 2019 stabbing incident in Waterloo finally concluded last week. The defendant in this…

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Man enters meat shop with chainsaw

The Waterloo Police Department responded about noon Friday to Schneider’s Quality Meats, 1323 Illinois Route 3, after a 63-year-old man from East Carondelet entered the business carrying a chainsaw, alarming…

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Man charged in fentanyl death

A Columbia man has been charged in connection with the drug-induced death this past fall of 27-year-old Clayton Augustine of Waterloo.  The charging documents, filed Feb. 9, allege Derek A.…

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