Lenard Author Chartrand, 84, years of East Carondelet, died Aug. 15, 2025, at Memorial Hospital in Belleville. He was born ...

Gary E. Rist, 71, of Hecker, died Aug. 17, 2025, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born Oct. 18, 1953, in ...

Edward “Eddie” M. Tenholder, 67, of St. Charles, Mo., formerly of Cahokia, born Sept. 7, 1957, in East St. Louis, died Aug.

Emergency personnel responded about noon Saturday to a multi-vehicle crash on Route 3 southbound at Valmeyer Road in Columbia ...

Several locals have been making Monroe County proud up in Springfield, earning plenty of awards and displaying their ag ...

Recently, U.S. Rep. Mary Miller (R-Illinois) texted that she was deeply troubled that a Sikh cleric led a prayer in Congress.

I am so grateful to be around people who are way smarter than I. I am equally grateful that there are mentally healthy ...

As it has been much of the year, water was the main topic of another meeting Monday night at Waterloo City Hall. During the ...

Emergency personnel responded Thursday afternoon to two separate minor crashes in Columbia. The first such crash occurred ...

Despite the recent news coverage of a proposed “Southwest Connector” from Waterloo to Murphysboro, Monroe County Engineer ...

The third time was not the charm for John and Caley Homrighausen in trying to get a variance request in order to legally ...

Red, White & Blue in the Loo” was a July 4 holiday celebration at the Monroe County Fairgrounds met with mixed feelings among ...