From WHS to CEO
When he was a teenager growing up in Waterloo, David Hoffmann’s first job was stuffing inserts for...
MASC performs 100th show
Pictured, cast members perform during “Oklahoma!,” the 100th show the Monroe Actors Stage Company has put on.
New trail OK’d in Columbia
Pictured is a map of the future Bolm-Schuhkraft Connector Trail set to be constructed next year in Columbia.
CDC warns of vaping-related illness ‘outbreak’
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning citizens about what it calls an “outbreak” of vaping-related illnesses.
Locally made film to premiere soon
Pictured, Emilee Mosbacher of Fults plays a victim in the film “Trapped in Schizophrenia,” which was shot locally and featured numerous...
CAP cadets flying right
Pictured, CAP Great Lakes Region Chief of Staff - Missions Col. Rickey Oeth and Sparta Superintendent of Schools Gabrielle Schwemmer present...
POW-MIA monument unveiling Saturday
After being named a POW-MIA City this spring, Waterloo is taking more steps to honor veterans who...
Hamilton is new Waterloo postmaster
Pictured is new Waterloo postmaster Adam Hamilton with his wife Jessica and daughter Kinsley.
Almost a year...
Toenjes was ‘second mom’ to many
Friends of the 73-year-old Waterloo woman who died in a fatal crash in Columbia on Labor Day...
Trade war hurting county farmers
Grain is poured into the Gateway FS grain elevator in Waterloo.
Since last summer, the United...
‘He was our light’ | Trooper Hopkins remembered
Oftentimes, after returning home from a shift with the Illinois State Police, Nick Hopkins would have a song on his lips that...
Community supports Hopkins family
An hour before the candlelight vigil in memory of fallen Illinois State Police Trooper Nick Hopkins Thursday night, Ashley Hewitt finished the...
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Bootsie’s temporarily closed
Pictured is a closed Bootsie's restaurant in Waterloo on Thursday morning. (Kermit Constantine photo)
Bootsie's is apparently...
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...
Woman’s death after arrest under investigation
A 42-year-old woman died following a Tuesday morning traffic stop in Waterloo that resulted in multiple arrests on drug and burglary charges.
Tractor, bicycle collide in Waterloo
A 21-year-old New Athens man was airlifted to a St. Louis hospital after the bicycle he was...