A full night of Figure 8 racing at the fair
With nearly 100 total entries overall, the Figure 8 race last Wednesday night at the Monroe County Fair provided multiple hours of entertainment for attendees. In fact, the final race…
Read MoreGerald W. Wittenbrink | Obituary
Gerald William Wittenbrink of Columbia, died July 8, 2025, at Garden Place, Columbia. He was born July 21, 1932 to Floyd William and Bess (nee Francis) Wittenbrink. Jerry, better known…
Read MoreVictoria H. Berg | Obitiuary
Victoria H. Berg (nee Jatho, 85, of Waterloo, died July 18, 2025, in St. Louis. She was born Jan. 1, 1940, in Waterloo. She is survived by her children Terry…
Read MoreTributes pour for fallen teen
A Prairie du Rocher girl described as a “spark of energy” died as a result of a gunshot wound Monday afternoon south of Waterloo. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department identified…
Read MoreNew fair royalty crowned
The first day of the Monroe County Fair concluded as it always does, with a crowd gathering at the main arena to see a pair of young ladies crowned as…
Read MoreWaterloo OKs grocery tax
With an Oct. 1 deadline looming, the Waterloo City Council opted by a 5-3 vote to maintain a 1 percent grocery tax the state has left in the hands of…
Read MorePrison sentence in fatal ATV crash
James M. Eschmann, 22, of Columbia, was sentenced before a packed courtroom Friday following a guilty plea to an aggravated DUI charge. The charge was in connection to a Sept.…
Read MoreOak Hill, taxes and levees… oh my!
Monroe County officials did not wait long to install a new administrator at Oak Hill in Waterloo following the abrupt resignation of the acting director of the county-owned senior living…
Read MoreWaterloo superintendent contract extended
Along with presentations from district staff and community members alike, the July meeting of the Waterloo School Board on Monday also saw votes for a superintendent contract extension and tentative…
Read MoreMillstadt museum moving forward
The Millstadt Historical Society announced some big progress earlier this year with the news it had secured a physical location for a long-desired museum. With several months of continued effort…
Read MoreCHS project, cell tower discussed
However brief, the July meeting of the Columbia School Board touched on a range of topics including the final step for funding renovations at Columbia High School, service contracts for…
Read MoreVintage Wine Bar cooking up more
Vintage Wine Bar in downtown Waterloo has undergone substantial changes over the past few months, bringing on a new chef amid an expansion of the kitchen as the establishment continues…
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