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Hoagland 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…
Read MoreFoiled over 4 feet
A hockey goal post, a typical 7-year-old, a standard dresser: these are all thing measuring about four feet tall. While it may not seem like a long distance, 48 inches…
Read MoreAir Force couple serves with pride
With several combined decades of service in the United States Air Force filling a range of medical positions, a Columbia couple will soon be celebrating their retirement as they’re recognized…
Read MoreGrowing in Gedern
Columbia High School students recently returned from a bi-annual trip to Germany, marking the latest exchange in a long-standing relationship with the community’s sister city of Gedern. Students departed June…
Read MoreA volunteer for veterans
A Columbia woman recently received an award for her volunteer work with a nonprofit supporting military veterans, though her efforts extend far beyond one organization. At a recent annual Price…
Read MoreReturn to Hawkins Hollow
Members of Southern American Bottom Archaeology led by Autumn Melby, a doctoral candidate at the University of Pennsylvania, recently completed a second round of excavations at the Hawkins Hollow site…
Read MoreEffort to save vanishing prairie
HeartLands Conservancy, a nonprofit that works for clean water, access to the outdoors, healthy ecosystems and resilient communities in southwestern Illinois, recently stepped up to save a vanishing hill prairie…
Read MoreGibault Hawk gets his wings
An incoming Gibault Catholic High School senior recently received the highest honor in scouting on a trip to Iceland, capping off a Boy Scout career that has helped him mature…
Read MoreSplash pad still dry
Though temperatures continue to climb with the official start of summer looming, Waterloo residents hoping to beat the heat at the Waterloo Community Splash Pad will need to wait just…
Read MoreExploring Uzbekistan
Two friends recently went on a trip to Uzbekistan, getting an appreciation for the country’s history and culture on their latest in a line of trips to countries around the…
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