Business
Family ends 60-year run at Hecker Feed Service
The towering grain elevators and blue-and-white Hecker Feed Service sign have been a way of life in the village for 60 years. Call it a sign of the times, but…
Read MoreHopskeller heavily damaged by fire
A downtown Waterloo microbrewery that has only been open about a month suffered substantial damage during a fire that broke out Sunday morning. The Waterloo and Columbia fire departments responded…
Read MoreMeeting held on proposed new I-255 interchange
An open house public meeting took place last Wednesday in the Dupo High School cafeteria about the proposed design of a new I-255 interchange at Imbs Station Road, located about…
Read MorePublic meeting Oct. 12 on proposed new I-255 interchange
A public meeting is set for Wednesday evening, Oct. 12, to gather input on a proposed new Interstate 255 interchange near Imbs Station Road in Dupo. The meeting will take…
Read MoreColumbia hears 11 South update; appeals flood maps
Developer Joe Koppeis attended Monday’s Columbia City Council meeting and presented an update on his new medical office building to be known as 11 South. After the council approved two…
Read MoreCounty corn crop considered average
With an estimated two-thirds of the crop harvested in Monroe County, the 2016 corn harvest is being considered average by most. The large number of trucks seen hauling grain may…
Read MoreColumbia Chamber hears Abbey update
Gregg Crawford addressed the Columbia Chamber of Commerce at their monthly meeting last Wednesday to provide an update on his Main Street Abbey development. Main Street Abbey is a multi-use…
Read MoreLongtime Millstadt establishment back in business
Anyone who grew up in or spent a significant amount of time in Millstadt knows Ott’s Tavern is a staple of the town. For years, people would go there to…
Read MoreHopskeller nearly set to impress in Waterloo
Matt Schweizer grew up in South St. Louis County, but his travels to the Pacific Northwest and Northern England diversified him in unimaginable ways. That diversity served as a key…
Read MoreHudson more than just a barber to his community
Dean Hudson of Dupo picked up his first pair of hair shears 53 years ago and hasn’t looked back since. “There’s the old adage that if you don’t like what…
Read MoreThe future is now at Reinhardt dairy farm
Farming has traditionally been a labor-intensive, sun-up to sun-down – and then some – occupation. It has been plagued by heat, cold, rain and snow. And much of it has…
Read MoreNew restaurant enjoying success in Hecker
At the eastern edge of Monroe County lies a village with a population of less than 500. Hecker boasts fertile farmland as a center for agriculture. Short of that, passers-by…
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