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Downen keeps on writing

Waterloo High School graduate, mechanical engineer and fiction author Catherine Downen has not let all that has surrounded the COVID-19 pandemic keep her down. In fact, with the Sept. 21…

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Local parents join suit fighting mandates

Waterloo, Columbia, Valmeyer and Red Bud school district parents are part of a large lawsuit filed Wednesday regarding COVID-19 mandates and policies. Thomas DeVore, an attorney based in Greenville who…

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Cornerstone Laine goes to council

The Cornerstone Laine saga is now in the hands of the Waterloo City Council after the Waterloo Zoning Board of Appeals on Thursday night voted 3-2 against a special use…

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Labor shortage rocks industries

The cross-industry labor shortage is continuing to impact businesses both in Monroe County and across the nation.  Many have resorted to cutting hours. This is a decision Ray Boccardi, owner…

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Flu season is among us

With the recent COVID pandemic, other illnesses can be overshadowed.  Now that the season is approaching, Monroe County Health Department Administrator John Wagner discussed projections for this year’s flu season. …

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County changes Country Club Lane coverage

Relief may be just around the corner for Waterloo residents who live in a subdivision accessible only by a county-maintained road.  At its Oct. 22 meeting, the Monroe County Board…

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County doles out ARPA funds

The destination of about one-third of Monroe County’s share of American Rescue Plan Act funds was determined during a meeting of the Monroe County Board on Friday. The board met…

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Time to talk about domestic abuse

With new developments emerging day by day in the case of Gaby Petito, discussions surrounding domestic violence, which many allege played a part in Petito’s death, are ramping up.  Petito…

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Men nabbed for barn burglary

Two men were arrested last week in connection with a burglary to a barn in Prairie du Rocher. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department said deputies were dispatched to the 5900…

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Man strikes woman with truck at Walmart

A Dupo man was charged with a felony following a Wednesday night incident in the Walmart parking lot. Waterloo police said that at about 8:40 p.m. said the driver of…

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