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Lydia’s big night at Busch
For a moment, 6-year-old local cancer warrior Lydia Boyer became the star last Wednesday at Busch Stadium as she threw the ceremonial first pitch to St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Carlos…
Read MoreDrug coalition planning events
The Monroe County Coalition for Drug Free Communities, which returned from summer break Monday at the Monroe County YMCA, welcomed a fresh face. Coalition secretary Gary Most introduced Sarah Giglotto,…
Read MoreWaterloo library celebrating 125 years
When Elaine Steingrubey came aboard Morrison-Talbott Library as director in 1992, she never imagined that a community treasure, now 125 years old, would have been founded on a tie-breaker vote…
Read MoreMillstadt residents rescued from St. Maarten
Four Millstadt residents who were stranded on the Caribbean island of St. Maarten after Hurricane Irma caused flight cancellations and the evacuation of more than 1,200 Americans have since found…
Read MoreMillstadt residents rescued from St. Maarten
Four Millstadt residents who were stranded on the Caribbean island of St. Maarten after Hurricane Irma caused flight cancellations and the evacuation of more than 1,200 Americans have since found…
Read MoreGroup discusses four-lane highway to Murphysboro
Representatives of three of the four counties impacted by possible plans to expand a highway route from Waterloo to Murphysboro met last Tuesday in Waterloo. The proposed highway would connect…
Read MoreGibault FFA looks to sprout alfalfa
A new Gibault Catholic High School project is beginning to germinate, and the FFA chapter is leading the charge. Roundup ready alfalfa will sprout next spring east of the school’s…
Read MoreFighting the heroin epidemic with prayer
Grief-stricken and angered by the notion that an abusive substance would take away her 25-year-old son, Lisa Voiles turned to her friend for help. Sarah Giglotto responded with an event…
Read MoreHelping after the hurricane
Scott Green of Millstadt decided he couldn’t sit back and watch people suffer in the flood-ravaged areas of Texas. So he called up two of his close friends,…
Read MoreMarquardts honored for 4-H involvement
Perhaps not as widely known as some Monroe County 4-H volunteers, Joe and Sharon Marquardt gave their hearts to serving as leaders in the program for many years. The Valmeyer…
Read MoreSongs4Soldiers ready to impress again
“David, a realtor from Shiloh, ran into a life crisis with both of his vehicles going down within a three-week period,” Songs4Soldiers founder Dustin Row shared during a recent column…
Read MoreSolar spectacle draws sensational crowd
At 1:17 p.m. Monday, large crowds at Waterloo’s “Solarbration” and Columbia’s “Total Eclipse in the Park” stared up at the sky in anticipation as the sun readied to perform the…
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