Community
Tuesday morning fire heavily damages Columbia home
Fortunately, Columbia resident Allan Middendorf had fallen asleep on his couch Monday night rather than making it to bed. “He said he worked pretty crazy hours,” Columbia Fire Chief Mike…
Read MoreLocal country artist hopes to record in Nashville
A local woman wants to take country music back to its roots, and is hoping to do so in Nashville, Tenn., with the help of a Kickstarter project and local…
Read MoreLocal dog and handler hitting national stage
A local dog and handler will be making their way to Georgia at the beginning of April to compete in a Purina challenge as a part of a St. Louis…
Read MoreWaterloo wins regional beautification award
Waterloo was honored by a regional group for its recent efforts to enhance the community’s natural resources. Every year, Heartlands Conservancy presents the Sea of Verdure Award. The term “Sea…
Read MoreWomen return from recent cruise to Antarctica
Two Waterloo women traveled thousands of miles to see the sights of a continent often forgotten: Antarctica. Betty Wightman and Judy Tomlinson are a pair of travel enthusiasts who have…
Read MoreA family reunion of sorts at Garden Place
In a tidy, well-decorated room at Garden Place Senior Living in Waterloo, 93-year-old Cathy Harberding waited by the phone. She waited not for family members to visit, but instead anticipated…
Read MoreMounds study has strong local connection
Most everyone in this region is familiar with Cahokia Mounds, but did you know Native American burial grounds extend in all directions of the region from there, including south into…
Read MoreDrug coalition hopes to grow mission
The Monroe County Coalition for Drug-Free Communities took the next steps to helping solve the county’s drug problem by hearing from two professional resources at its March meeting. The March…
Read MoreArt project bridges generations in Columbia
A few weeks ago, students at Pen2Paper Art Studio met with residents at Garden Place Senior Living in Columbia and had the opportunity to get to know them and take…
Read MoreColumbia welcomes leaders of namesake submarine
The leading officer of the nuclear submarine USS Columbia (SSN-771), Commander Patrick Friedman, and his senior enlisted crewman, Master Chief Machinist’s Mate Jack Fetterly, visited one of the sub’s their…
Read MoreLarge farm to benefit community
A 105-acre farm off JJ Road near Maeystown Road is now the property of the Monroe County U of I Extension and 4-H Education Foundation, thanks to Vera Baebler and…
Read MoreWaterloo serves as temporary home to Cashdales
Driving down Kaskaskia Road in Waterloo the past few days, cars have been slowing down to get a glimpse of an uncommon sight: six black Clydesdale horses grazing out in…
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