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Farmers upbeat about wheat
Monroe County farmers are pleasantly surprised by the results of this year’s wheat harvest considering the circumstances. The wheat being harvested in recent days has been hampered by rain essentially…
Read MorePool vote in 2021?
Efforts to bring a public pool back to Waterloo are continuing, with the organization leading that charge aiming to have a bond referendum on the ballot in 2021. “It’s more…
Read MoreValmeyer Jaycees celebrating 50 years
Anyone who has been to Borsch Park has seen the Valmeyer Area Jaycees’ handiwork. That chapter of the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce, a leadership training and civic service,…
Read MoreColumbia woman hiking entire PCT
Three years ago, Julie Klazynski had never been backpacking, but then she read “AWOL on the Appalachian Trail” by David Miller. That book, which tells the author’s story of hiking…
Read MoreRandolph County developing wind ordinance
Randolph County is following in Monroe County’s footsteps by developing a wind energy ordinance. On June 14, Randolph County Land Resource Management Director Joe Hackler presented Randolph County Commissioners with…
Read MoreMercy clinic nears completion
Work is almost done on a Mercy Clinic South clinic in Columbia, with the facility set to open in early September. “There has long been a challenge with getting in…
Read MoreWightman recounts cave discovery
In 1949, a classmate of Paul Wightman named Cletus Meyer told Wightman about a large sinkhole with a cave at the bottom on the property of his uncle, Joel Fogelpole. …
Read MoreFamily of crash victim ‘can feel the prayers’
A Waterloo family is grieving after 23-year-old man died Friday night, though community support is making the process easier. Jonah Matthews, a 2014 graduate of Waterloo High School, died…
Read MoreMonroe County property auction
Very few of us think our garages need more “stuff.” Monroe County is no exception, according to Monroe County Clerk and Recorder Jonathan McLean. Virtually every county department is looking…
Read MoreHart leaving ‘best job ever’
Russ Hart initially did not want to be the principal of Gibault Catholic High School. He was content serving as principal at St. Joseph Catholic School in Freeburg. But the…
Read MoreRiver crests as flood fight continues
For now at least, the worst is over for flooding in the area because the Mississippi River crested Saturday night at 46.02 feet in St. Louis. That is the second…
Read MoreFree summer lunch programs start
Those who cannot always afford to eat lunch during the summer have a number of free options for sustenance, as summer lunch programs are starting across the area. Waterloo, Valmeyer…
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