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Jaycees helping Avery
Within an hour of being alive, doctors realized there was something wrong with Avery Mae Weier. The daughter of Brad and Jill Weier of Columbia seemed healthy at first, despite…
Read MoreWiegand keeps the peace
In observance of October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month, candlelight vigils are being held throughout the metro-east. The Violence Prevention Center of Southwestern Illinois hosted a vigil last Tuesday in…
Read MoreThe highs and lows of cannabis
Local governments throughout the state are starting the process of deciding whether they will allow marijuana businesses within their jurisdictions when the drug becomes legal for adult recreational use Jan.…
Read MoreHaunted Trail celebrating 30 years
An October tradition that predates the pumpkin spice craze returns beginning this Friday. The Waterloo Sportsman’s Club Haunted Trail begins this weekend, marking its 30th year of providing fun scares…
Read MoreLongtime bartender buys The Outsiders
Regular patrons at The Outsiders in Waterloo may soon be seeing more of a familiar face, as longtime bartender David Melican recently purchased the bar. “I was kind of lucky,…
Read MoreValmeyer digs for Derek
Neon green T-shirts filled the Valmeyer High School gym as teachers, students and the community rallied around a VHS graduate Thursday night before, during and after the high school volleyball…
Read MoreFort celebrating special milestone
A local landmark known in its heyday as the place all roads led and the “Versailles of the West” is celebrating a milestone anniversary. Fort de Chartres is set to…
Read MoreVFW project honors Keim
For years, Mark Keim and Stan Darter would go every Friday to the Waterloo VFW where they volunteered. Keim, who started volunteering after his longtime VFW member father, Glenn, died,…
Read MoreMillstadt brewery set for debut
Millstadt will welcome a new business this week, as Millpond Brewing & Incubator is set to open Thursday at noon. The brewery is owned by Bryan Schubert of Millstadt, who…
Read MoreEvent offers healing through horses
Despite only having lived in the area for about seven months, Laura Neiheisel is already giving back. She is doing that by offering a free event for families with children…
Read MoreSunset Overlook granted stay
In a victory for Sunset Overlook, Judge Julia Gomric temporarily suspended her order against the embattled Columbia establishment on Sept. 20. “The court will not comment on (Sunset Overlook’s) likeliness…
Read MoreFrom WHS to CEO
When he was a teenager growing up in Waterloo, David Hoffmann’s first job was stuffing inserts for the Republic-Times newspaper on Saturdays. He soon moved on to work at John’s…
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