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A tale of two cities | Mark’s Remarks
I’m in a different place now and for whatever reason, I have noticed some differences I feel are important to note. Why? I’m certainly not trying to be mean-spirited,…
Three shot, one fatally, after burglary interrupted near New Athens
The St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department said one man died and two more were injured following a shooting when a burglary was interrupted late Thursday morning in rural New Athens.…
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…
Baseball teams making plays
The Waterloo, Columbia and Gibault baseball squads are all over .500 as games continue this week, giving local fans hope for success as spring moves forward. The Bulldogs (5-4) picked…
CHS grad helping college athletes
When the NCAA changed its rules this past summer to allow college athletes to benefit from the use of their name, image and likeness, one young Columbia man set out…
County help sought in Maeystown preservation
While the Village of Maeystown has the distinction as an entry in the National Register of Historic Places, a group addressed the Monroe County Board of Commissioners on Monday with…
Kait’s love lives on
After a Columbia High School alumna and her unborn child were struck and killed while working a job for the Missouri Department of Transportation, their family started a nonprofit in…
Supreme Court issues order on school masking
The same week the attorney general’s office filed several motions relating to school mask mandates in the Illinois Supreme Court, the highest court in the state returned a response. While…
State mask mandate ending
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker announced last Wednesday afternoon that the statewide indoor mask requirement will be lifted starting Feb. 28 – with some notable exceptions. During a press conference in…
Illinois to end indoor mask mandate
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker announced Wednesday afternoon that the statewide indoor mask requirement will be lifted Feb. 28. At a press conference in Chicago, Pritzker cited COVID-19 hospitalization rates “declining…
How COVID-19 has shaped school sports
Seemingly ever-changing protocols have rocked high school sports for the past two years. Yet, local athletic personnel say things are starting to get ‘back to normal’ even though much disruption…
Governor gives budget, State of State addresses
Each year in February, Illinois’ governor must propose to lawmakers a spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year. The General Assembly will then spend the next several months negotiating which…