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Waterloo icon leaves legacy
Waterloo lost a much loved and familiar face last week with the passing of Roy J. May, a family man, longtime State Farm insurance agent, past American Legion commander, and…
Read MoreA fair deal for Schrader
Anyone who has been to the Monroe County Fair in the past 50 years has probably seen local farmer Don Schrader roaming the grounds either as a presenter or, more…
Read MoreHeavy hearts for Dena
While many Waterloo High School students and faculty ready themselves for another academic year, a hole is sure to be felt in the school following the death of a longtime…
Read MoreQueen of Hearts capped at $500K
On the same night the jackpot reached six figures, it was announced the current iteration of the popular Queen of Hearts drawing on Tuesdays at Outsider tavern in Waterloo to…
Read MorePurple hearts in Prairie du Rocher
Aug. 7 was Purple Heart Day, a moment set aside to recognize those U.S. military veterans who have been wounded or killed as a result of enemy action while in…
Read MoreColumbia soccer park approved
The Columbia City Council approved a number of items Monday, including a green light for the first phase of a planned youth sports complex near the intersection of Bluff and…
Read MoreNew law protects shooting complex
New legislation signed into law recently allows the state to explore entering into an agreement with a private company to run the World Shooting and Recreational Complex near Sparta. The…
Read MoreFair weathers heat, storm
The Monroe County Fair has come and gone once again, with this proving to be yet another successful year, tempered a tad by intense summer heat and some stormy weather.…
Read MoreAuf Wiedersehen to German visitors
Earlier this month, Waterloo welcomed two students from its German sister city of Porta Westfalica. With their month-long visit concluded, Angela Stratman, the student exchange coordinator for Sister Cities of…
Read MorePair of fatal I-255 crashes
There were two fatalities in less than three days on I-255 in and near Monroe County. A Dupo man died from serious injuries sustained in a two-vehicle crash about 5:15…
Read MoreLocal gets Herdsman nod
With experience in showing livestock at the annual Monroe County Fair, one local woman recently received a nomination after attending an even bigger cattle showcase. Cassie Allscheid closed out her…
Read More‘Eagle Tree’ downed in storm
July was bookended by storms in Monroe County, with intense and sustained winds causing extensive damage and a prolonged power outage in Columbia at the start of the month and…
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