Community
Art brings Buck’s innocence to life
No artwork, museum exhibit or display could do justice in recreating and memorializing the life of the late Emma Buck. But with an art show slated for this Sunday at…
Read MoreBluff Road closed due to heavy rain
While Missouri has been hardest hit, with more than 70 road closures so far, including interstates 55 and 44, as well as major connectors like 141, Illinois drivers are feeling…
Read MoreLittle Free Library concept comes to Waterloo
The unveiling of Monroe County’s first registered Little Free Library at St. Paul United Church of Christ in Waterloo on Sunday brought about a new chapter in the community for…
Read MoreColumbia vet takes Honor Flight
World War II Army veteran Roy “Sid” Trexler of Columbia, who recently traveled to Washington, D.C. on a Land of Lincoln Honor Flight, moves around well for his age. During…
Read MoreHSS names new executive director
Anne King has been chosen as the new executive director of Human Support Services. She will take over upon the September retirement of current executive director Robert J. Cole. In…
Read MoreCinderella ball to honor intellectually disabled
House of Neighborly Service outreach coordinator Kelly Lerch doesn’t know exactly how many items people donated to the upcoming Glass Slipper Ball. But the fact that about 100 intellectually disabled…
Read MoreCity of New Orleans train has local connections
“All along the southbound odyssey – the train pulls out of Kankakee And rolls along past houses, farms, and fields Passing trains that have no name, and freight yards full…
Read MoreLocal scout heralded as life-saver
Waterloo Boy Scout Sam Thomas traveled to Galena last winter for a ski trip with some of the kids and scout leaders in his troop. As with most kids his…
Read MoreCouncil meeting a microcosm of Waterloo’s good nature
The Waterloo City Council meeting Monday night featured more positive accolades bestowed on the community, as well as the honoring of a returning soldier and good neighbor and the approval…
Read MoreCommunity offers hope for Lydia
When 5-year-old Lydia Boyer was diagnosed with an aggressive, stage IV brain and spinal cancer called medulloblastoma last May, she began a series of surgeries and intensive treatments no parent…
Read MoreBurger King likely coming to Columbia
Engaging in the popular Columbia pastime of guessing which new businesses would, could, should and will locate in the fair city, local developer Joe Koppeis dropped a whopper of a…
Read MoreNew logo, other changes in Columbia
A new city logo, a new look for this year’s Songs4Soldiers concert and a new role for Shoemaker Schoolhouse were among the items on the agenda at Monday night’s meeting…
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