Posts Tagged ‘waterloo’
Possible large cougar sighting in Waterloo
Waterloo police received a report of a possible large cougar sighting near the dumpster behind Wayne’s One Stop gas station, 620 S. Market Street, about 10 p.m. Wednesday. Officers searched…
Read MoreFire at Mystic Oak golf course
Flames were seen shooting from the building, located at 643 Ridge Road, with some stray embers hitting neighboring homes, according to arriving police officers on scene. There were also several…
Read MoreFreeburg stuns Waterloo for sectional title
To borrow a quote from Muhammad Ali, who passed away late Friday night, the Freeburg Midgets “shocked the world” on Saturday, breaking through on a Waterloo pitching staff that had…
Read MoreFelony weapons, theft charges in Waterloo
Two were charged with felony firearm offenses following a traffic stop in Waterloo on Wednesday. Waterloo police said Carmen Medley, 24, of Belleville, and Shandis Barker, 33, of East St.…
Read More‘Dogs advance to sectional baseball final
Senior righthander Noah Thaggard followed up Waterloo’s pair of postseason no-hitters with a gem of his own Wednesday, throwing a complete game one-hitter in the Bulldogs’ 8-0 win over Marion…
Read More‘Dogs no-hit Eagles for regional title; Pirates fall
The Waterloo baseball team continued its quest for the promised land with a thrilling 1-0 victory over Monroe County rival Columbia on Saturday to win the Class 3A Mascoutah Regional.…
Read MoreWaterloo man charged with dealing meth
A Waterloo man was arrested this week on drug charges following an investigation conducted by the Metropolitan Enforcement Group of Southwestern Illinois regional drug task force in cooperation with local…
Read MoreFather, daughter charged with armed robbery
A Monroe County man and his daughter were apprehended Friday in Madison County following nearly a month on the run from an alleged armed robbery that occurred at Sunset Motel…
Read MoreNew soccer complex planned at Gibault
A high school steeped in soccer success unveiled plans this week to build a new turf soccer complex on its Waterloo campus. The Gibault Catholic High School boys and girls…
Read More‘Dogs win regional title; Eagles lose heartbreaker
The Waterloo girls soccer team blasted Marion on Friday night, 6-0, to win the Class 2A Marion Regional championship. Sydney Luedeman continued her spring scoring frenzy, netting three goals for…
Read MoreValmeyer wins first regional baseball title in 45 years
The Valmeyer High School baseball program has been haunted by decades of postseason failures since the glory days of the early 1970s. But the baseball-hungry community exorcized its demons on…
Read MoreSoftball teams striving for greatness
There are regional titles up for grabs for local high school softball squads as the season winds down. In Class 2A, Dupo (16-5) will play for a regional championship on…
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