Fundraisers net $100,000 for Hopkins family
Local resident Ashley Hewitt presented a check on Saturday for $100,000 to Whitney Hopkins – wife of...
Crash victim was ‘emblematic of service’
James “Mitch” Ellis joined the U.S. Marine Corps in the early 1990s, serving on active duty from...
Miles Cemetery prairie protected
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources will soon recognize the natural prairie area adjacent to the Miles...
Hudson hangs up his clippers
Pictured, longtime barber Dean Hudson admires the sign the Dupo school district gave him in honor of his retirement. Hudson has...
Jaycees helping Avery
Within an hour of being alive, doctors realized there was something wrong with Avery Mae Weier.
Wiegand keeps the peace
Pictured, from left, are Monroe County Assistant State’s Attorney Ryan Martin, Monroe County Circuit Clerk Lisa Fallon, Waterloo police officer Shawn...
The highs and lows of cannabis
Local governments throughout the state are starting the process of deciding whether they will allow marijuana businesses within their jurisdictions when the...
Haunted Trail celebrating 30 years
An October tradition that predates the pumpkin spice craze returns beginning this Friday.
The Waterloo Sportsman’s Club Haunted Trail...
Longtime bartender buys The Outsiders
Regular patrons at The Outsiders in Waterloo may soon be seeing more of a familiar face, as...
Valmeyer digs for Derek
Neon green T-shirts filled the Valmeyer High School gym as teachers, students and the community rallied around...
Fort celebrating special milestone
Pictured is the powder magazine of Fort de Chartres in 1917 with sightseeing motorists. The structure is the longest standing one...
VFW project honors Keim
Mark Keim
For years, Mark Keim and Stan Darter would go every Friday to the Waterloo VFW where...
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Successful search for injured woman at Fults nature preserve
Maeystown Fire Department, Monroe County EMS, Monroe County Sheriff's Department and Prairie du Rocher Fire Department personnel responded shortly after 2:30 p.m....
Bootsie’s temporarily closed
Pictured is a closed Bootsie's restaurant in Waterloo on Thursday morning. (Kermit Constantine photo)
Bootsie's is apparently...
Sports Year in Review
The year 2018 was a banner year for Monroe County athletes, all the way through.
It began in January, when Waterloo junior Jenna Schwartz was...
Woman’s death after arrest under investigation
A 42-year-old woman died following a Tuesday morning traffic stop in Waterloo that resulted in multiple arrests on drug and burglary charges.