Mullins takes final bow

A Waterloo High School icon’s career reached its crescendo last Tuesday night, as Director of Bands Michael Mullins conducted his final concert.  Following the band’s final song, the group received…

Read More

Explore Waterloo this weekend

Downtown Waterloo will be abuzz this weekend as Explore Waterloo is hosting its first Explore Waterloo Days event this weekend. “We’re kind of combining some successful events we’ve had in…

Read More

Eagle Scouts put in the work

One of Illinois’ oldest Boy Scout troops recently added four Eagle Scouts to its ranks.  Seth Berenz, Liam Brauer, Frank Irovic and Joel Roth, all of Waterloo  Troop 323, recently…

Read More

Columbia event comes up ACEs

The fourth annual Athletes Challenging Each Other Olympics event took place Friday in Columbia, with over 100 student-athletes with disabilities participating in several sporting activities.  The event, hosted by the…

Read More

Crash victim remembered

The family and friends of Lisa Keys are mourning and remembering the Dupo woman after her death.  She died Friday afternoon following serious injuries sustained in an Easter Sunday afternoon…

Read More

Waterloo man in upcoming film

Following appearances as an extra in hit shows such as “Ozark” and “The Walking Dead,” Waterloo’s Corey Thouviner is continuing his acting career with a role in an upcoming film.…

Read More

Caring for Confirmation

On Saturday, when most people her age would be preparing to spend time with their families on Easter, 13-year-old Katie Williams was traveling around St. Louis looking for homeless people…

Read More

Waterloo vets make Honor Flight

The famous cherry blossoms of Washington, D.C. were blooming on March 30, their beauty adding to an already memorable day for Waterloo men Dale and Willard Schutt.  The two Army…

Read More