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Monroe County Fair canceled
The Monroe County Fair became the latest victim of the coronavirus pandemic last Tuesday, as the fair board announced it was canceling this year’s event “with sincere regret.” This year’s…
Read MoreLions win chamber award
The Waterloo Chamber of Commerce recently announced the 2019 winner of its highest honor. After going to an individual – Brad Papenberg – last year, the chamber gave its Community…
Read MoreWaterloo man wins poetry contest
A Waterloo man recently won a national pandemic poetry contest organized by former National Public Radio host Garrison Keillor. Steve Loomis was selected as one of 10 winners of the…
Read MoreCDC offers reopening guidelines
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently released six “decision trees” aimed at helping decision makers as they look to reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic. The guidelines cover schools,…
Read MoreMonroe County reports 12th coronavirus death; Cedarhurst worker tests positive
Monroe County reported another death related to coronavirus on Saturday in addition to a new case. There are now 97 confirmed cases of COVID-19 here, while the death toll increased…
Read MoreWWII vet recalls POW ordeal
When he was in his 70s, Bob Teichgraeber of Collinsville went through some items he kept from his service during World War II. Among those items was one of the…
Read MoreGibault grad researching COVID
A Columbia native is part of a team of researchers at Washington University in St. Louis that is on the forefront of researching the novel coronavirus, with a focus on…
Read MoreMonroe County Fair canceled
Calling it a “difficult decision,” the Monroe County Fair Association announced Tuesday night the cancellation of the 2020 Monroe County Fair due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. “For the last…
Read MoreMonroe County sends message as state modifies reopening plans
The Monroe County Board of Commissioners adopted a resolution at its meeting on Monday “asking for relief from Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker’s Restore Illinois plan.” “The Monroe County Board of…
Read MoreColumbia nurse answers the call
A Columbia woman recently returned from a trip to New York City. This was not a pleasure trip for Kylie Underwood. She spent about a month working as a nurse…
Read MoreWaterloo man uses art to make ends meet
Matt Dossett is one of millions of Americans who has not yet received his $1,200 stimulus check and has not been approved for unemployment during the coronavirus pandemic. To help…
Read MoreCDC offers reopening advice
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released six “decision trees” last week aimed at helping decision makers as they look to reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic. The guidelines cover…
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