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Millstadt to start streetscape project
Millstadt is gearing up to begin a small streetscape project on about two blocks of one of the town’s main roads. Mayor Michael Todd said the work covers state Route…
Read MoreWaterloo honors good neighbor
The Waterloo City Council recognized a local man for helping neighbors during Monday’s meeting at City Hall. Glen Bieber was presented the Good Neighbor Award from Mayor Tom Smith for…
Read MoreVaccination clinic successful; Monroe County at 70 COVID deaths
Monroe County hosted its first vaccination clinic for individuals in the 1b group Monday at the Monroe County Fairgrounds in Waterloo. “The clinic went great,” Monroe County Health Department Administrator…
Read MoreBise ends long career of service
nsider the face of Shelby’s Auto Repair, and Liefer Garage before it, has retired. Candy Bise’s last day as the service advisor at the Waterloo shop was Friday, capping off…
Read MoreHealth care workers lean toward vaccine
As rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine continues, numerous local individuals have had the opportunity to get vaccinated because they work in health care. But not all are choosing to get…
Read MoreMore COVID deaths in Monroe County as vaccine rollout continues
The Monroe County Health Department completed another round of vaccines as more COVID-related death and record hospitalizations were reported. The latest vaccine shipment – again only for Monroe County healthcare…
Read MoreMayor grateful for support after wife’s death
Waterloo Mayor Tom Smith, still grieving over the Christmas Eve death of this wife to cancer, offered a tearful message of thanks to the community for its outpouring of support…
Read MoreWhat to expect in 2021
The question on many people’s minds as we begin 2021 is how much it will resemble years before the novel coronavirus pandemic. • One key determining factor that will answer…
Read MoreVaccine prep for long-term facilities
As the vaccination of health care workers for COVID-19 continues, residents and employees of long-term care facilities in Monroe County will soon have the chance to get the shot. Nationwide,…
Read MoreMore deaths as Monroe County receives vaccine
From Monroe County up to the national level, much of the data related to the coronavirus pandemic is pointing in the right direction even as more cases, deaths and hospitalizations…
Read MoreVaccines, then and today
Younger readers of this article may not be familiar with polio or smallpox. The last case of polio to originate in the United States was in 1979 and the last…
Read MoreNew deaths, more than 300 active COVID cases in Monroe County
After two weeks of rising deaths caused by the novel coronavirus, Monroe County stabilized in that regard over the last week. There were three more COVID-related deaths, which were recorded…
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