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Camp Wartburg adds rec center
Since Lutheran Children Family Services bought Camp Wartburg in 1996, the facility has grown significantly. Several features have been added including a dining hall and high ropes course, and this…
The singing superintendent
At a recent Waterloo School Board meeting, the board discussed adding guitar classes to Waterloo High School’s music program. Board president John Caupert jokingly suggested Waterloo Superintendent of Schools Brian…
Rau-Athon raises over $1,000
A Thanksgiving tradition that started in 2012 with only about 25 people raised more than $1,000 this year for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Over 100 participants in the annual…
Mary Mitan | Obituary
Mary Therese Mitan (nee Fenaia), 78, of Valmeyer, died Dec. 5, 2019, in St. Louis. She was born March 8, 1941, in East St. Louis, daughter of the late Anton…
A decade of singing in Valmeyer
A group created to help celebrate a community milestone is now commemorating one of its own, as the Valmeyer Community Chorus is celebrating 10 years of existence. Former Valmeyer High…
The legend of Red Lehr
When he was 5 years old, David “Red” Lehr made his onstage debut when he stepped on top of an orange crate to play trombone in his father’s local band…
Mon-Clair League honors Pieper
With its largest ever awards banquet audience on hand, the Mon-Clair Baseball League on Sunday presented its highest honor to longtime Valmeyer Lakers manager Denny “Boog” Pieper at Turner Hall…
Winnetta Ottoson | Obituary
Winnetta Ottoson (nee Koedyker), 90, of Waterloo, died Nov. 13, 2019, in southern St. Louis. Winnetta was born Feb. 10, 1929, in Chicago and brought home by parents Harry and…
More drama for Sunset Overlook
The liquor license of Sunset Overlook in Columbia is under review, but not by the city’s liquor commissioner, Mayor Kevin Hutchinson. The Columbia City Council on Nov. 4 voted to…
Valmeyer FFA student competes in national contest
While the Waterloo FFA won a national award at the recently concluded National FFA Convention & Expo in Indianapolis, a Valmeyer FFA student also represented her chapter well. Cadence Shipes,…
Abbey owner provides update
With the Immaculate Conception School and church now completely moved to a new location off Palmer Road, the former parish grounds on Main Street in Columbia are ready to experience…
Longtime bartender buys The Outsiders
Regular patrons at The Outsiders in Waterloo may soon be seeing more of a familiar face, as longtime bartender David Melican recently purchased the bar. “I was kind of lucky,…