Community
4-H honor for Marquardt
A local 4-H volunteer with a lengthy history both as a student and leader in the organization will soon be honored with an alumni award, recognizing the time and energy…
Read MoreSchreder to receive 4-H honor
Kevin Schreder has been selected as the 2024 Monroe County 4-H Hall of Fame recipient. He will be recognized at the Illinois State Fair on Aug. 11 4-H has been…
Read MoreYour new Monroe County royalty
As with each Monroe County Fair, the first day of the week was capped off with a pageant naming the year’s Monroe County Fair Queen and Little Miss. Folks filled…
Read MoreA century of Florence
Few can say they’ve lived to celebrate their 100th birthday. Even fewer can say they’ve hit that milestone while still sharp and spry enough to maintain their driver’s license. Florence…
Read MoreForay from the flood
Monroe County residents were rocked with heavy rains early last week that caused substantial flooding and had first responders rushing from scene to scene as they rescued stranded motorists, cleared…
Read MoreGirl Scout runs summer camp
A Waterloo Girl Scout recently took the reins of this year’s summer day camp, capping off her Gold Award and paving the way for other local scouts to step up…
Read MoreSee you at the Monroe County Fair!
The Monroe County Fair is set to return next week for yet another year, and following some unfortunate weather that impacted the last fair, hopes are high for this year’s…
Read MoreA century of Lou
A Waterloo local and former manager of the Sunset Motel celebrated her 100th birthday last Saturday, with family members gathering to honor her character, work ethic and love for others.…
Read MoreNew president for park district
The Waterloo Park District Board underwent a change in leadership last week with the stepping down of its president, though discussion also touched on the recently-opened splash pad and the…
Read MoreHoagland joins Helping Strays
Monroe County’s no-kill animal shelter now has a new executive director. The Helping Strays Board of Directors announced Trisha Hoagland as its new executive director via a Facebook post on…
Read MoreMillstadt Post Office name change proposed
U.S. Rep. Mike Bost (R-Murphysboro) last week introduced legislation renaming the U.S. Post Office located at 19 W. White Street in Millstadt after Marine Cpl. Matthew A. Wyatt. Wyatt, a…
Read MoreEncore for music fest
After a rocking debut last year, the Monroe County Music Festival is set to return with even more local talent, an additional day of performances and hopes for even greater…
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