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WHS Legacy Wall adds new members

The Waterloo Legacy Society has announced the newest members of its Waterloo High School Legacy Wall. During a Nov. 7 ceremony in the WHS auditorium, Darryll Beard, DMD (Class of…

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‘Flora and Son’ | Movie Review

Movie critics and writers often try to sound eloquent and high-brow when reviewing movies.  They use metaphors.  They compare movie characters to great characters in literature or find correlations between…

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Marybeth | Mark’s Remarks

“Have you met Marybeth yet?”   My friends who already knew her said we just had to meet. I had no idea who this Marybeth was. People kept telling me…

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Martin W. Roider | Obituary

Martin William Roider, 76, of Waterloo, died Sept. 18, 2023, in Waterloo, surrounded by his family. He was born Feb. 4, 1947, on Floraville Road in Waterloo to the late…

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A salute to 10 years of S4S

Songs4Soldiers returns this weekend for its 10th year, now well-established as a Monroe County tradition. The event has hit a number of milestones since it first began in 2013, with…

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Chalk of the town

Last Saturday saw a crowd of local artists gather in downtown Waterloo, covering a block of Mill Street in chalk art for the second annual Chalk-A-Lot which proved even more…

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Rita D. Sanders | Obituary

Rita D. Sanders (nee Frierdich), 86, previously Rita D. Davis, was born and raised in Columbia on June 1, 1937, and died from complications due to pneumonia on Sept. 4,…

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Vicki L. Black | Obituary

Vickie L. Black (nee Lynch), 65, of Waterloo, died peacefully after a courageous three-year battle with cancer, surrounded by her five daughters. She was born Dec. 31, 1957 in East…

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Homecoming makes monster move

Waterloo Homecoming 2.0 is set for this Saturday, and while the sense of community and hometown fun is sure to be felt, things will look a lot different this time…

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Bull ride Sept. 16 in Waterloo

The Monroe County Fairgrounds is the place to be Saturday, Sept. 16, for the Waterloo Optimist Club Blue Army Bull Bash. Money raised from this annual event goes back to…

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Unnerstall leads SLU Pep Band

A Columbia High School graduate is now the director of the Saint Louis University Pep Band, following in the footsteps of his former principal. Grant Unnerstall was announced as the…

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Waterloo icon leaves legacy

Waterloo lost a much loved and familiar face last week with the passing of Roy J. May, a family man, longtime State Farm insurance agent, past American Legion commander, and…

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