Immaculate Conception turns 175

Over its 175 years, many local Catholics have called Immaculate Conception Church in Columbia home.  As the parish celebrates its demisemiseptcentennial, it is reflecting on all it has accomplished during…

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Churches, USDA give away food

For the second time this year, two Waterloo churches recently gave away boxes of food.  First Baptist Church and Redeemer Church partnered to distribute approximately 1,200 boxes on Dec. 5…

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Food pantries in need of restock

Monroe County’s food pantries are working to restock before Christmas after helping families during one of the busiest holidays, and years, in recent memory. “It’s crazy,” Hope Christian Church Food…

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COVID experiences shared

While many questions still surround the novel coronavirus, we know that it affects people differently.  Two Monroe County residents who had relatively mild cases of the virus underscore that point,…

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