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WHS awards assembly fun
Pictured, students dress as the Cookie Monster, Oscar the Grouch and other characters as part of a Sesame Street skit during Friday’s academic awards assembly at Waterloo High School. The…
Read MoreBig Brothers Big Sisters an annual success
Since 2003, the Big Brothers Big Sisters program in the Waterloo School District has matched hundreds of students together in positive ways. Though it started by matching just 25 high…
Read MoreCareful crop dusting protects wheat from fungus
Those residing just south of Waterloo or driving in that area Saturday morning may have seen a low-flying aircraft and thought they were being treated to some special type of…
Read MoreWaterloo woman bikes 200 miles through Louisiana
Not everyone would jump at the chance to cycle 200 miles through Louisiana, but Lucy Atchley of Waterloo thought it sounded like the perfect opportunity. Atchley participated in Cycle Zydeco,…
Read MoreForum speaks out against dangers of marijuana
A wide range of forum members with very different backgrounds spoke to about 60 attendees at a presentation on marijuana and the science of adolescent addiction Friday night at Columbia…
Read MoreDrug-free coalition unveils new logo
Members of the Monroe County Coalition For Drug-Free Communities decided on an organization logo on Monday and discussed this Friday’s upcoming marijuana panel. After Waterloo High School provided logo contest…
Read MoreDupo VFW discussing merger with Cahokia
Members of the Dupo VFW post met Tuesday night with state VFW leaders to determine a way ahead for the approximately 120 members of the post – known as Sugar…
Read MoreBird swap organizer remembered with scholarship
In memory of their friend and mentor Joe Hoy, members of the Midwest Bird and Animal Breeders Association have created a scholarship in his name. Hoy, who was the driving…
Read MoreRare wildlife sightings
Take a look a these great shots of rare wildlife in Monroe County our readers sent in last week:
Read MoreThe Kaskaskia River: an economic engine
In the great fabric of federal government expenditures, $100,000 may be little more than pocket change. But that’s the critical amount the Kaskaskia Regional Port District received in 2012, in…
Read MoreColumbia girl making prom dream come true
Columbia eighth grader Sara Stehlik is living up to her title of Miss Southern Sweetheart Outstanding Teen. Stehlik has stepped up to be a prom date in a unique situation.…
Read MoreLost dog in Columbia
From the Columbia Animal Hospital: “Vicious” is missing again. She became missing this morning in Columbia near Centerville Rd. She is about 11 1/2 years old and does NOT live…
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