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City Moves To Unload Oak Street Building
By Joe Leicht The Columbia City Council at its Nov. 18 meeting retired into executive session to discuss the setting of a price to sell...
Plans Underway For Waterloo Santa Float
Plans Underway For Waterloo Santa Float The holiday season is fast approaching and Santa and his elves are busy making plans for their return Southern...
County’s State’s Attorney Hoping To Win Election For Circuit Judge
After a long, honored career on the bench, Judge Dennis Doyle retiring at the end of 2020. The 65-year-old Democrat had served as the 20th...
Democrats Decry Board Of Review Change
Neither the word "Democrat" nor the word "Republican" came up at the Monroe County Board of Commissioner’s Nov. 18 meeting, but party politics were at...
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...
Wightman Reaches 1,000
Gibault High School senior Ashlyn Wightman reached the 1,000-point milestone in the Hawks’ 66-36 loss at Chester. Gibault (5-3) next plays Thursday when they take...
After Slow Start, Musketeers Rebound For Strong Finish At Sparta Tip-off Tournament
Madison Pensoneau sinks a free throw in the Musketeers' win over Steeleville. - photo by Gina Phegley Red Bud’s girls’ basketball...
High School Basketball Gets Underway
High School boys’ basketball tips off this week with tournaments at Mascoutah and Metro East Lutheran. Columbia and Waterloo head to Mascoutah on Monday. Columbia...
Waterloo Cheer Teams Take Home Top Trophies
The Waterloo High School gym was backed Saturday, Nov. 24 for the annual Waterloo Cheer Invitational. High school and junior high cheer teams from throughout...
Eagles Take Second – Alton Catholic Takes Tourney Title
Columbia senior Paige Becker goes up strong in the Eagles' loss to Alton Marquette. Columbia's girls basketball team opened the 2019-20...
Hawks Earn Trophy In Dupo
Gibault High School took home the consolation trophy at this year’s Dupo Cat Classic. After losing their first game to Marissa, the Hawks went on...
Columbia Man Pleads Guilty To Medical Insurance Fraud
A Columbia man is one of three people who pleaded guilty last week to medical insurance fraud. All are former...
Rock Crashes Onto Hooten Driveway
A chunk of rock fell from the bluff and landed on the driveway of Prairie du Rocher residents Kerry and...
Fire Burns Burksville Shed And Clubhouse
A clubhouse caught on fire sparking a blaze in the Timberlake subdivision of Burksville. The fire quickly spread to a nearby...
Fate Of HTC Phone Booth Uncertain After Monday’s Wreck Damaged Downtown Waterloo Landmark
Following their wedding ceremony in 2016, newlyweds Kaelan and Ali Mudd share a kiss inside the...
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