Local country artist hopes to record in Nashville
A local woman wants to take country music back to its roots, and is hoping to do so in Nashville, Tenn., with the help...
Local dog and handler hitting national stage
A local dog and handler will be making their way to Georgia at the beginning of April to compete in a Purina challenge as...
Waterloo wins regional beautification award
Waterloo was honored by a regional group for its recent efforts to enhance the community's natural resources.
Every year, Heartlands Conservancy presents the Sea of...
Women return from recent cruise to Antarctica
Two Waterloo women traveled thousands of miles to see the sights of a continent often forgotten: Antarctica.
Betty Wightman and Judy Tomlinson are a pair...
A family reunion of sorts at Garden Place
In a tidy, well-decorated room at Garden Place Senior Living in Waterloo, 93-year-old Cathy Harberding waited by the phone.
She waited not for family members...
Mounds study has strong local connection
Most everyone in this region is familiar with Cahokia Mounds, but did you know Native American burial grounds extend in all directions of the...
Drug coalition hopes to grow mission
The Monroe County Coalition for Drug-Free Communities took the next steps to helping solve the county’s drug problem by hearing from two professional resources...
Art project bridges generations in Columbia
A few weeks ago, students at Pen2Paper Art Studio met with residents at Garden Place Senior Living in Columbia and had the opportunity to...
Columbia welcomes leaders of namesake submarine
The leading officer of the nuclear submarine USS Columbia (SSN-771), Commander Patrick Friedman, and his senior enlisted crewman, Master Chief Machinist’s Mate Jack Fetterly,...
Large farm to benefit community
A 105-acre farm off JJ Road near Maeystown Road is now the property of the Monroe County U of I Extension and 4-H Education...
Waterloo serves as temporary home to Cashdales
Driving down Kaskaskia Road in Waterloo the past few days, cars have been slowing down to get a glimpse of an uncommon sight: six...
Monroe County takes part in stl250 celebration
As part of the 250th anniversary of St. Louis, 250 fiberglass cakes will be displayed this year throughout the region to help celebrate the...