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Columbia Council Retains Eckert For Sunset Overlook License Hearing
by Joe Leicht Belleville attorney Van-Lear Eckert While the mayors of many area small town control all the liquor licenses within...
Public Meeting Next Thursday To Discuss 2020’s Closure Of I-255
IDOT continues to plan for a major interstate closure of I-255 over 10 months of 2020. The state will conduct a major renovation over many...
Race For County Board Beginning To Take Shape
Republicans Have Their Man - Democrats Looking To Field A Candidate By Joe Leicht Will George Green be the heir apparent to fellow Republican Robert...
New Liquor Commissioner May Be Appointed For The Sunset Overlook
by Joe Leicht Things have swung back and forth for years between the City of Columbia and a group of neighbors living near the Sunset...
Waterloo Man Charged With Sexual Abuse Involving Minor
Jeremy Van Eck of rural Waterloo turned himself over to authorities Oct. 16. A warrant had been issued for the arrest of Van Eck, 32,...
Red Bud’s Zeidat Earns Navy Certificate
A Red Bud High School grad is doing quite well as he serves the country in the U.S. Navy. Fire Controlman 2nd Class Zacharia Zeidat...
Pieper, Vogel, Tallis And “Mubba” Honored At Mon-Clair Banquet
Dennis Pieper, left, attends the Mon-Clair Baseball Banquet with his mother, Dottie, and brother Gary. The boys of summer gathered Sunday...
Bulldogs Fall To Annies For Sectional Title
Waterloo's Ella Bockhorn goes up to slam the ball over the net. Waterloo’s volleyball barreled through the regular season and began...
Gibault Wraps Up Stellar 2019 Campaign
Gibault's Kelly Papenberg, left, goes up to block a Greenfield shot in the sectional title game. - photo by Claudia Papenberg...
Waterloo Plays Wednesday For Sectional Title
Waterloo’s Maddy Brown spikes the ball past the Charleston defense. The Waterloo High School gym will be packed Wednesday, Nov. 6,...
Gibault To Play For Volleyball Sectional Title
Gibault will play Wednesday in the title game of the Lincolnwood Sectional in Raymond. In Monday night's opening round, the Hawks defeated the home Lancers...
Musketeers Fall In Playoff’s First Round
Team Has High Hopes For 2020 Parker Van Dorn and Frank Ford team up to stop a Panther. Red Bud edged...
Saxtown Home Destroyed In Fire
The home at 3845 Lower Saxtown Road was destroyed in a frigid Tuesday night fire. Nearly all of its contents...
Standoff At Big Al’s Dirty Laundry Peacefully Ends
An Illinois State Police marksman at Tuesday's standoff outside of Big Al's Dirty Laundry. A four-hour...
Roads Slick But Manageable – Boat Anchors On Rt. 3
The snow appears to be tapering off as the temperature falls into the 20s. The wet roads will remain icy...
Three Teens Avoid Injury In Rural Waterloo Accident
Three Waterloo teen boys luckily avoided serious injured after being involved in a Wednesday night accident along JJ Road south...
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