startUP grads building businesses
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In addition to Entrepreneur of the Year Jacob O’Connor, four Monroe County startUP graduates...
Hart leaving ‘best job ever’
Russ Hart initially did not want to be the principal of Gibault Catholic High School.
Pickett ‘leaving (CHS) a better place’
After 16 years of teaching special education students and leading Columbia High School’s student council to national...
WJHS helps student with rare disease
Pictured, from left, Waterloo Junior High School paraprofessional Kim Habermehl, Ayden, Jennifer and Mike Isaacs and paraprofessional Stacey Cawvey share...
Longtime SPPCS teacher retires
Chris Haberl
For 44 of its 166 years of existence, Ss. Peter & Paul Catholic School has boasted...
Cruser named WJHS assistant principal
Amber Cruser
The Waterloo School Board unanimously voted at its meeting Monday night to name Amber Cruser assistant...
Columbia names new assistant supt.
Courtney Castelli
After a discussion during executive session, the Columbia School Board unanimously voted to promote Courtney Castelli...
Luhr’s legacy lives on
Pictured in the same spot as their final class photo with Tracey Luhr a decade ago, front row, from left,...
CHS student wins Entrepreneur of the Year
The night before students in the Monroe County startUP program needed to select a business idea, Jacob...
Mullins takes final bow
A Waterloo High School icon’s career reached its crescendo last Tuesday night, as Director of Bands Michael...
Columbia School Board talks turf
Columbia Superintendent Gina Segobiano told the Columbia School Board at last Tuesday’s April meeting that the district is in the early stages...
Columbia event comes up ACEs
Parkview Elementary School student Landyn Augustine swings for the fences at the ACE Olympics in Columbia.
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Sports Year in Review
The year 2018 was a banner year for Monroe County athletes, all the way through.
It began in January, when Waterloo junior Jenna Schwartz was...
Attempted murder charge in Waterloo stabbing
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A 26-year-old man faces an attempted murder charge following an early Friday morning stabbing in...
DUI injury crash at Walmart
Pictured is the scene of the accident Friday.
Emergency personnel responded shortly after noon Friday to the...
Inmate dies at county jail
The Illinois State Police is investigating the death of an inmate in the Monroe County Jail early Friday morning.