Community
Waterloo Chamber award winners
Glessners always gave The Waterloo Chamber of Commerce Community Service Award annually recognizes an individual who has shown tremendous dedication to the place they call home, be it through years…
Read MoreMaestro in the making
A number of Bulldogs recently took to the stage at Waterloo High School to show their talents during the annual Mid-Winter Concert, though one student had the particular honor of…
Read MorePorta Fest is kaputt
Lederhosen will gather dust, fixings for potato pancakes will go untouched and accordions will go sadly un-oompahed this year as the annual Porta Westfalica Festival in Waterloo was canceled for…
Read MoreNurse is mid-flight hero
Airborne medical emergencies are fairly rare. Though they do happen in the real world, most folks imagining such an incident on a plane probably picture a scene out of a…
Read MoreMillstadt EMS on primary ballot
A proposal to strengthen emergency medical services for Millstadt and surrounding communities is finally being brought before St. Clair County voters on the March 17 ballot after over a year…
Read MoreQuilts of Valor for local vets
Early this month, a group of veterans were honored in Dupo by some local crafters who have taken to honoring servicemembers with the simple comfort of a quilt. Stars of…
Read MoreSmith joins park district
Left with a vacancy on the board at the end of last month’s meeting, the Waterloo Park District welcomed a new commissioner last week on top of discussions about a…
Read MoreLocal horse doc suspended
A longtime local veterinarian was issued a lengthy suspension related to anti-doping rule violations in connection with horses that have raced at Fairmount Park in Collinsville. The vet contacted the…
Read MorePenny headaches in Land of Lincoln
At the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, visitors can shop for sweatshirts, pillows, jewelry and chocolates using coins bearing the face of perhaps the most-famous Illinoisian, Abraham…
Read MoreMeasles in the metro east
The Illinois Department of Public Health reported this year’s first confirmed case of measles in the state – an adult residing in the metro east. This individual recently returned from…
Read MoreOperation Snowball keeps rolling
Students at Columbia High School have been busy over the past year, participating in statewide leadership conferences and pushing for substance use awareness among their peers. The Monroe County Coalition…
Read MoreKeeping Columbia’s history
An historic house along Main Street in Columbia received some much needed love and care last year after nearly a decade of vacancy, opening its doors for the holiday season…
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