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Friday morning crash near Red Bud

Emergency personnel responded shortly after 10:35 a.m. Friday to a single-vehicle crash on Route 3 at J Road north of Red Bud in rural Monroe County. The driver of a…

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Friday morning fire in Waterloo

The Waterloo police and fire departments, Monroe County EMS and Monroe County Sheriff’s Department responded to 11 Station West at 11 a.m. Friday for a report of a structure fire.…

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Residential burglary in Millstadt

Police are investigating a residential burglary that occurred Tuesday evening in Millstadt. According to Millstadt police, the incident took place sometime between 7:50 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. on Cedar Street.…

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Support for Elsa not stopping

Waterloo and much of the rest of Monroe County has been rocked by tragic news regarding local cancer warrior Elsa Wiemerslage. Though it seems Elsa’s health has taken a turn…

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WHS Speech Team stars at state

A group of Waterloo High School students specializing in public speaking and performance have had some great competitive showings this year, rounding out the season strong at state as the…

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Prison for bilking bookkeeper

A Valmeyer woman charged for the theft of funds at two area school districts was sentenced Friday in connection with a 2023 charge stemming from her employment with the Columbia…

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BackStoppers gives back

For many years, the BackStoppers organization has served as a means of support for families of fallen first responders in the St. Louis region, involving numerous counties in both Missouri…

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Columbia code update delay

Good help seems to be hard to find for the City of Columbia. During the Feb. 18 meeting of the Columbia City Council, a planned discussion of an updated code…

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Waterloo School Board meets

The Waterloo School Board met Monday night to discuss a number of smaller items such as adjustments to bleacher replacements at the junior high and next year’s school calendar, though…

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Conservation lawsuit continues

A request for injunction filed by the State of Illinois in April 2024 on behalf of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources and the Illinois Nature Preserve Commission has yet…

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