Gary Lee Otten, 80, of Dupo, died June 23, 2025, at Mercy Hospital South, St. Louis. He was born Oct. 16, 1944, in East St.

Columbia police, fire department and EMS personnel responded about 7:20 a.m. Monday to a two-vehicle crash on Old Route 3 at ...

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced the right lane of northbound I-255 at Route 3 and the ramp from ...

Downtown Waterloo was abuzz Thursday as the community welcomed a particularly high-profile business with The Coffee Girl, a ...

A local boy and his family have been dealing with a tragic cancer diagnosis and grueling treatment for the better part of a ...

Tax bills for 2024 payable in 2025 should arrive in local mailboxes by next week at the latest, according to Monroe County ...

A local veteran recently got the opportunity to enjoy a visit to Washington, D.C. much sooner than anticipated as she had the ...

Summer projects around the district received plenty of attention at the June 16 meeting of the Waterloo School Board, though ...

After a busy first half of 2025, June has been relatively calm for Columbia aldermen. Apart from items on the consent agenda, ...

The successor to retiring Regional Superintendent of Schools Kelton Davis remains to be selected – although it appears that ...

Immaculate Conception School in Columbia recently announced that Michael Crean will serve as its new principal beginning July 1. Crean, who previously taught fourth grade at ICS, succeeds departing ...

Nancy and Rick Kern of Columbia are named as co-plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed against Dollar General following a Feb. 24, ...