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Random act of kindness
It started with a simple question posted on a social media site: “What if we could honor the 26 lives lost in Newtown with good deeds?” Many people around the…
What’s in store around the county for 2013?
With 2012 officially behind us, Monroe County has a host of things to look forward to in 2013. The City of Waterloo will celebrate its 125th anniversary this year on…
New Illinois laws take effect in 2013
Jan. 1 not only marked the beginning of a new year, but also began the enforcement of more than 150 new laws in Illinois. Here is a description of several…
Legal video gambling comes to Monroe County
Although hundreds of machines have gone live in Illinois bars, truck stops and fraternal halls since the state began its roll-out of video gambling in September, it wasn’t until last…
Police Blotter 12/26/12
Columbia Police Dec. 19 Christopher M. Sanders, 37, of Columbia, was arrested for failure to register as a sex offender at 428 Fairfax Drive. Joseph S. Grimaldi, 48, of High…
Weekend snow turns county into winter wonderland
The first significant snowfall of the season arrived in Monroe County and surrounding areas on Friday afternoon and lasted through Saturday morning, resulting in various wintry scenes. Fortunately, no major…
Columbia falls to Freeburg in tournament’s fifth place game
Columbia (8-6), who lost to Waterloo in the first game of the tournament, 33-28, but then defeated Valmeyer and Civic Memorial, took on Freeburg (7-8) in the tournament’s fifth place…
Gibault beats Waterloo, advances to tourney finals
Crosstown rivals Gibault and Waterloo fought a back-and-forth contest in the semifinals of the Freeburg/Columbia Holiday Basketball Tournament at Freeburg Friday night before the Hawks finally downed the Bulldogs, 38-36.…
Local sisters gave birth to New Year’s babies 50 years ago
The New Year’s Baby is a personification of the start of the new year commonly seen in editorial cartoons. It symbolizes the “birth” of the next year and that the…
Davis steps in as new regional superintendent
Following Dr. Marc Kiehna’s retirement, new Regional Superintendent Kelton Davis looks forward to his new role and the quest for continuous improvement and success in education for Monroe and Randolph…