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Fire call on Sportsmans Road

The Waterloo Fire Department is responding to the area of 5329 Sportsmans Road near Freedom Lake for a Caterpillar on fire from its gas tank. The call for service went…

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Like and Share Throwback Thursday Contest

Check out our new “Like and Share Throwback Thursday” contest! Just for liking and sharing the vintage throwback Thursday photo we post on our Facebook page, you will automatically be…

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Lenhardt’s legacy lives on in Waterloo

The life of respected community figure Dennis “Dix” Lenhardt was remembered in two positive ways during Monday’s meeting of the Waterloo City Council. Lenhardt, 70, passed away June 12 following…

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Quality Collision thriving in Waterloo location

With business in Columbia booming, Quality Collision owner Chris Kalbfleisch knew expansion was possible. In April, the Waterloo location opened in the building that used to house George Weber Chevrolet.…

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Hometown Teams sports exhibit opens July 26

The traveling Smithsonian sports history exhibit “Hometown Teams” and local companion piece “From Fields to Dreams” is set for a grand opening in just a few short weeks on Saturday,…

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County to save money with payroll service switch

The Monroe County Board of Commissioners met Monday morning in regular public session and learned from Monroe County Clerk Dennis Knobloch that a savings will start soon in the county’s…

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Meeting to discuss Route 3 project July 15

As work on the Route 3 widening project accelerates in Waterloo, the Illinois Department of Transportation has scheduled a public informational meeting for Tuesday, July 15, to present its anticipated…

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Charron takes over as new superintendent

Brian Charron has only been in his new role as Waterloo superintendent of schools for a little more than a week but is already getting a taste for what the…

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Kansas triathlon a bonding experience for sisters

Two local sisters pushed themselves through months of intense training and motivated each other to complete a 70-mile triathlon last month. It was an experience they will cherish for a…

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Gibault golfer keeping busy this summer

School may be out for summer, but Gibault golfer Sam Range is certainly not taking a break from his golf game. Range, 16, is preparing for his senior high school…

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