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Waterloo parents saving the last dance
With the pandemic closing schools last spring and making large indoor gatherings inadvisable this spring, the two most recent classes of Waterloo High School graduates have not had a traditional…
Read MoreOrganizers ‘hopeful’ of Monroe County Fair
The main questions circulating among the community these days deal with whether or not there will be a Monroe County Fair in 2021 and if so, will it be like…
Read MoreVaccine clinic Monday; Monroe County reports 102nd COVID death
Monroe County held another vaccine clinic to inoculate residents against the novel coronavirus. On Monday from 1:30-4:30 p.m. at the Monroe County Fairgrounds, any county resident ages 18 and older…
Read MoreColumbia native is contestant finalist for ‘Bachelorette’
A Columbia native may be looking for love on national television later this year. “The Bachelorette,” a reality TV show in which single men vie for the affections of the…
Read MoreColumbia native pens book
Anna Moeslein completed a momentous personal goal last year – just not in the way she expected. After turning 30, the Columbia native decided she wanted to be a published…
Read MoreTeam BOLD, YMCA team up
A relatively new community group got a boost this year when it joined forces with the Monroe County YMCA. The group known as Team BOLD just ended its first session…
Read MoreVirus claims 100th life
Monroe County reached a grim milestone last Thursday when it recorded its 100th death associated with the novel coronavirus. Monroe County Health Department Administrator John Wagner reported two deaths last…
Read MoreDemi finds a home
Helping Strays was hoping for a Christmas miracle for Demi, a longtime resident. While it started closer to New Year’s Day and wasn’t finalized until nearly St. Patrick’s Day, the…
Read MoreReflecting on a year of COVID
On March 16, 2020, Gov. JB Pritzker announced that all gatherings of 50 or more people must be canceled, closing schools and many businesses in the process. That same day,…
Read MoreRecovery residence planned in Waterloo
Two Monroe County residents are planning to give back in the wake of personal tragedy. Adrian and Leisa Martinez’s daughter, Chloe, died in 2019 due to an accidental overdose. After…
Read More10-digit dialing coming soon
Harrisonville Telephone Company said this week that beginning April 24, all customers in the 618 area code should start dialing the area code plus telephone number for all local calls. “All services,…
Read MoreCOVID death count at 100 in Monroe County
Monroe County reached a grim milestone Thursday when it recorded its 100th death from the novel coronavirus. Monroe County Health Department Administrator John Wagner reported two deaths Thursday. One of…
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