St. Pat’s parade coming to Waterloo
Pictured is the logo for the Ancient Order of Hibernians
Irish eyes will be smiling this March in...
Waterloo Park District gets splash pad grant
Gov. JB Pritkzer announced the recipients of grants through the state's Open Space Land Acquisition and Development Program on Friday, and one...
Waterloo has weird wedding history
Jeff Vogt with the marriage parlor sign inside his tavern.
Anyone who has been inside JV’s Downtown...
Cancer warrior giving back
Jessica Hicks
After receiving support from the community and various organizations when she was battling Hodgkin’s lymphoma, Valmeyer...
Columbia woman on ‘The Biggest Loser’
THE BIGGEST LOSER Pictured: Teri Aguiar -- (Photo by: Richie Knapp/USA Network)
Teri Aguiar won the Miss Missouri...
What to expect in 2020
Monroe County will once again have a full plate in 2020.
Elections, new state laws and their ramifications, business...
Coalition gets cannabis lesson
In its first five days of legalization, over $10.8 million worth of adult-use recreational marijuana was sold in more than 271,000 transactions...
Jacobs retires after 42 years
A pillar of the local agricultural community has stepped down. Pam Jacobs retired Dec. 31 as county...
Out with the 2010s
As this decade comes to a close, many people are taking time to reflect on what happened in their lives.
Waterloo phone booth returns
A ribbon-cutting ceremony took place Monday for the opening of downtown Waterloo’s new phone booth. The original phone booth was connected...
The gift of life
Ashlea Moravec and Kara Franey
Ashlea Moravec knew something was amiss as early as 2004.
Hear the train a comin’ at Oak Hill
Pictured, Joe Berry stands in front of the toy train display he recently donated to Oak Hill. The set was sponsored...
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Sports Year in Review
The year 2018 was a banner year for Monroe County athletes, all the way through.
It began in January, when Waterloo junior Jenna Schwartz was...
Attempted murder charge in Waterloo stabbing
Trevor C. Hudson
A 26-year-old man faces an attempted murder charge following an early Friday morning stabbing in...
DUI injury crash at Walmart
Pictured is the scene of the accident Friday.
Emergency personnel responded shortly after noon Friday to the...
Inmate dies at county jail
The Illinois State Police is investigating the death of an inmate in the Monroe County Jail early Friday morning.