Community
Help for Wilbur and Wiley
Stuckmeyer’s Plants & Produce recently hosted a fundraiser with the goal of helping a local family afford a diabetic alert dog for their two young boys. Jenny and Jacob Childerson…
Read MoreCuban Missile Crisis memories
According to history books, the tense two weeks of the Cuban Missile Crisis ended Oct. 29, 1962. On that day, the Soviet Union agreed to dismantle and remove its offensive…
Read MoreQueen’s reign continues
For the past several months, Waterloo residents have been able to see an ever-growing crowd gathering around Outsider on Market Street every Tuesday evening for the now tremendously popular Queen…
Read MoreMonthly sessions help you be well
The Monroe County University of Illinois Extension Office is hosting a series of sessions aimed at helping educate residents about food and health. Wellness Wednesdays are the extension’s latest offering…
Read MoreGiving is what this Pirate does
By COREY SAATHOFF Editor Valmeyer High School’s new pirate mascot costume was made possible through the donations of 1971 graduate Vicki Glotfelty Miller. Miller, who was honored as a recipient…
Read MoreTripledemic a concern
With COVID-19 still plaguing the country, healthcare professionals are already identifying what could prove to be a tripledemic this flu season. The influenza and respiratory syncytial viruses have already seen…
Read MoreFrom Maeystown to Ukraine
While the Russian invasion of Ukraine and subsequent war began more than eight months ago, what began as constant media coverage of the region has dwindled significantly. For Maeystown resident…
Read MoreNew hiking trail opens Sunday
Clifftop announced that its Storment Hauss Nature Preserve hiking trail will open to the public this Sunday, Oct. 30. Clifftop acquired the 84-acre nature preserve at 3326 Reed Road in…
Read MoreDemolition Man
As a child growing up on a farm just outside of Waterloo playing with smoke bombs and rockets, Joe Brinkmann never saw himself building a demolitions company. Decades later, with…
Read MoreFire damages Waterloo businesses
A building that serves as home to three Waterloo businesses was damaged by fire early Tuesday morning after flames from a burning nearby motor home spread to the structure. The…
Read MoreNew statues honor local veterans
The City of Waterloo recently installed a collection of statues at Lakeview Park intended to honor American war veterans through the past century. The four statues currently set up at…
Read MoreOak Hill getting back on track
anged daily operations for both staff and patients in all areas of the health care industry, including long-term care facilities like Oak Hill senior living and rehabilitation center in Waterloo.…
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