Community
For more than 70 years, Pearl just keeps playing
There are few things more constant in Monroe County over the past several decades than the appearance of Pearl Hirsch and her accordion at a community function. Hirsch, 84, of…
Read MoreFive honored for life-saving efforts in Waterloo
The Waterloo City Council on Monday night honored five of this county’s finest for their successful efforts on an elderly female during a medical emergency in September. Those recognized with…
Read MoreVietnam War remembered in Columbia
The Columbia American Legion Post 581 Honor Guard marched in unison while posting the colors during a Veterans Day ceremony last Wednesday. The men put one foot in front of…
Read MoreWaterloo takes a look way back for Veterans Day
To say Veterans Day brings out the best in Monroe County is a bold statement. How do you take a community that brims with civic pride and patriotism every day,…
Read MoreLife is a marathon for early rising local group
At 5 a.m., the sun hasn’t crept up yet and most people are either just getting up for the day or still sleeping. For one group of women, it’s time…
Read MoreWaterloo shines love light for Elsa
The community is rallying in support of a young Waterloo girl in her fight against cancer. Elsa Wiemerslage, a kindergarten student at Zahnow Elementary, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia…
Read More‘Books and Bagels’ club a hit at WJHS
It’s hard to turn down free breakfast. That’s the thought Waterloo Junior High School teachers Andy Mayer and Melissa Meyers had when they started the reading club “Books and Bagels”…
Read MoreCorvette Club lets local vets ride in style
The 32nd annual Veterans Day Parade in St. Louis had a distinctly local patriotic flavor Saturday courtesy of the St. Louis Corvette Club. The club of shiny Corvettes has participated…
Read MoreVeterans treated to special ceremony at CMS
An estimated 100 veterans felt a shower of patriotism and appreciation Tuesday at Columbia Middle School as the entire student body of 600, plus faculty and staff greeted their arrival…
Read MoreSteinheimer on house arrest after posting bond
The Red Bud woman accused of aggravated DUI and reckless homicide in the Jan. 10 deaths of two young women was released from Monroe County Jail after her family posted…
Read MoreRed Bud man to appear on ‘The Price is Right’
Red Bud resident Allen Corbin recently had the thrill of a lifetime, appearing as a contestant on the popular TV game show “The Price is Right” while vacationing in California…
Read MoreVeterans Day services planned in area
In November 1919, President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed Nov. 11 as the first commemoration of Armistice Day following World War I. The original concept for the celebration was for a day…
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