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Vaccine inequity examined
Monroe County residents who want to get vaccinated to protect themselves from the novel coronavirus should not expect to get the shot here in the near future. That is because…
Record showing for WHS Speech Team
The Waterloo High School Speech Team will have students compete in a record eight individual events at the IHSA state competition following another excellent season. Austin Bedford, Josie Giffhorn, Bobby…
Volunteering made easier in Waterloo
Earlier this year, Amanda Chase was researching ways she could volunteer for Martin Luther King Jr.’s annual Day of Service. More specifically, the attorney at Strellis & Field in downtown…
Fire alarm at Oak Hill
The Waterloo Fire Department responded shortly before 6 p.m. Tuesday to Oak Hill Senior Living & Rehabilitation, 623 Hamacher Street, for a report of a fire alarm sounding with water…
Local high school students on impeachment
The second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump concluded Saturday, with Trump once again being acquitted of the charges leveled against him. The House of Representatives had impeached Trump…
Hudson gets prison for stabbing
A man was recently sentenced to prison for a November 2019 stabbing incident in Waterloo. Trevor Hudson, 27, of Waterloo, was sentenced to seven years in the Illinois Department of…
Early voting begins Feb. 25
Election day for the 2021 municipal election is less than two months away, but the voting process starts next Thursday when early voting begins. Monroe County voters can cast their…
The bridge that almost spanned
Seventy years ago, a feasibility study was released regarding construction of a transcontinental highway system that would stretch from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada along the Mississippi River. The…
Local woman crazy about baking
Lauren Shields graduated from high school in June, but she had a small problem. Shields eats only gluten-free food and could not find a cake she could eat for her…
Waterloo generating power in midst of deep freeze
Due to an extreme cold blast throughout much of the United States, the availability of electricity is becoming an issue. Waterloo is trying to do its part in an effort…