Community
Another Bobcat Sighting in Monroe County
Within the last two weeks, there have been two confirmed bobcat sightings in Monroe County. What appears to be a dead bobcat was found along Route 156 by the Monroe…
Read MoreRiver cleanup March 15 in New Athens
Volunteers are needed for the first of two annual river cleanup days on the Kaskaskia River. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in partnership with the Kaskaskia Mariners Association, are…
Read MoreConstruction under way on new church
Construction management firm IMPACT Strategies announced Friday it has been awarded a contract to build a new 31,000-square-foot church for First Baptist Church in Columbia. Construction is under way and…
Read MoreLibrary’s Lego Club builds fun for all ages
Morrison-Talbott Library in Waterloo has been reigning in dozens of kids each month with its most popular reoccurring event to date: Lego Club. Tammi Eschmann, youth services librarian, said library…
Read MoreBackStoppers trivia night draws quite a crowd
This past weekend, BackStoppers of Monroe County hosted its 10th annual trivia night fundraiser in Hecker, which seems to be more successful every year. Though the totals aren’t known just…
Read MoreNew book details history of local rock shelter
Monroe County landowner Melvin Allscheid has published a booklet about a land formation he discovered nine miles south of Waterloo, now named the Allscheid Rock Shelter. The 23-page booklet details…
Read MoreCatholic parishes preparing for future
Over the past few years, the Diocese of Belleville has begun a process known as the Pastoral Plan for Parish Renewal and Restructuring for the Catholic churches of southern Illinois.…
Read MoreSongs4Soldiers helps third veteran
Songs4Soldiers is the organization that just keeps on giving. Thanks to money raised during a September 2013 concert in Columbia, the organization was able to help its third veteran, Mathew…
Read MoreLocal church shares its mission in Uganda
It’s not every day Waterloo residents get to experience life in a third world country. But for eight members of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Waterloo, it was a firsthand experience…
Read MoreGibault freshman singing her way to big things
At only 15 years old, Gibault Catholic High School student Morgan Ladyman barely made the age cut to try out for the popular TV singing competition “The Voice.” Age clearly…
Read MoreForum exposes harsh reality of local drug problem
Rocketing case numbers and harsh truths from both local and state figureheads were the topics of Thursday night’s community forum addressing the issues of heroin and prescription drug abuse in…
Read MoreFlu case number still increasing in county
As Monroe County dives deeper into winter weather and cold temperatures, the flu case count rises countywide. Meghan Markotay, director of marketing and community relations at Red Bud Regional Hospital,…
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