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Library’s Lego Club builds fun for all ages
Morrison-Talbott Library in Waterloo has been reigning in dozens of kids each month with its most popular reoccurring event to date: Lego Club. Tammi Eschmann, youth services librarian, said library…
IEMA: ‘Resolve to be Ready’ in 2014
It’s not too late to make a resolution for 2014, and the Illinois Emergency Management Agency has a suggested resolution that will help you and your family stay safe when…
ISP approves concealed carry applications
Illinois State Police on Friday announced that 5,000 concealed carry license applications have been approved and are ready to be printed and mailed. The department will begin mailing the licenses…
Hawks win second straight regional title
The Gibault Catholic High School boys basketball team picked up where it left off last year, marching through the field of competitors to take home the regional title for the…
Counterfeit $100 bills in Red Bud?
The North County News reported Monday that a Red Bud bank believes it may have received two counterfeit $100 bills from two separate businesses. The bills were discovered Monday morning…
BackStoppers trivia night draws quite a crowd
This past weekend, BackStoppers of Monroe County hosted its 10th annual trivia night fundraiser in Hecker, which seems to be more successful every year. Though the totals aren’t known just…
County gets EMS update
The Monroe County Board received an update on the county ambulance service among other matters during its Monday morning meeting. Monroe County Ambulance Service Director Carla Heise confirmed delivery of…
New book details history of local rock shelter
Monroe County landowner Melvin Allscheid has published a booklet about a land formation he discovered nine miles south of Waterloo, now named the Allscheid Rock Shelter. The 23-page booklet details…
Catholic parishes preparing for future
Over the past few years, the Diocese of Belleville has begun a process known as the Pastoral Plan for Parish Renewal and Restructuring for the Catholic churches of southern Illinois.…
Father, son part of last two conference winners at WHS
The lucky number for Waterloo High School boys hoops is 33. Waterloo last won the Cahokia Conference title in 1981 under coach Rick Keefe, finishing the season with a record…