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New ice cream shop opens in Columbia
Darryl Hebel of Millstadt, a former chemical engineer, never imagined himself opening an ice cream shop. However, on May 22, he found himself cutting the ribbon at the grand opening…
Naber having a royal experience in the U.K.
A Waterloo native has been making a name for himself internationally since he graduated from Waterloo High School in 2007. Jonathan Naber founded Illini Prosthetic Technologies, a nonprofit organization with…
Dupo softball falls one out short of state trip
A home run by Rachael Donald in the top of the first gave the Dupo softball team a 1-0 lead that they held for 20 outs on Monday. “Unfortunately, you…
Columbia softball advances to sectional title game
They say big players play at their best in big games. Such was the case for Brianna Weilbacher of the Columbia softball team Thursday in the Class 3A Centralia Sectional…
Upcoming Monroe County Events
If you’re looking for fun, local family events, look no further! We have a list of upcoming festivals and picnics in and around Monroe County. Bookmark this list and share…
Errors doom ‘Dogs in regional final
Things started out promising for the Waterloo baseball team at home Saturday in the regional championship game against Mascoutah. The Bulldogs scratched across an unearned run in the top of…
Squirrels source of recent power outages
Squirrels were the cause of multiple brief power outages in Waterloo over recent days, it was learned during the city council meeting on Monday night. Tim Birk, Waterloo’s director of…
Same-sex marriage law takes effect
Same-sex marriage became legal in Illinois after the law officially went into effect June 1. Monroe County Clerk Dennis Knobloch said that while there were several calls Monday to his…
Eagles win regional in 3-2 thriller over Waterloo
Columbia survived a late comeback by cross-county rival Waterloo in the Class 3A softball regional final played Saturday on their home field, taking the title 3-2. In a well-played game,…
Columbia City Clerk passes away
The Columbia City Council on Monday opened their meeting with a moment of silence for late city clerk Ron Colyer, 69, who passed away May 27 following a brief illness…