Peppa | Pet of the Week

Meet Peppa, she’s a mission to prove that life’s twists and turns only make it more exciting! With a quirky walk that’s all her own, Peppa struts her stuff as…

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Season ends for Pirates 

The Valmeyer High School volleyball team ended its season last Wednesday with a two-set loss to Effingham St. Anthony in the IHSA Class 1A Nokomis Sectional final.  St. Anthony’s defense…

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Hockey squads open with splits

The Columbia Ice Eagles and Freeburg-Waterloo Raging Bulldogs were both 1-1 following their first two games of the 2023-24 Mississippi Valley Club Hockey Association season.  The Raging Bulldogs opened with…

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GLVC soccer has local flair

Several former local high school girls soccer standouts faced each other on the NCAA Division II college pitch this fall for teams within the Great Lakes Valley Conference.  In fact,…

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WHS principal departs

It was recently announced that Waterloo High School Principal Lori Costello will be stepping away from the school as she takes over the role of regional superintendent of schools for…

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County talks jail, budget

The final version of a plan to add square footage at the Monroe County Jail was approved at Monday’s meeting of the Monroe County Board of Commissioners. Plans for expanding…

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