Posts Tagged ‘62298’
Local country artist hopes to record in Nashville
A local woman wants to take country music back to its roots, and is hoping to do so in Nashville, Tenn., with the help of a Kickstarter project and local…
Read MoreLocal dog and handler hitting national stage
A local dog and handler will be making their way to Georgia at the beginning of April to compete in a Purina challenge as a part of a St. Louis…
Read MoreNeighbor takes skate park matter to federal court
A neighboring husband and wife to the Optimist Skate and Bicycle Park in Waterloo are taking their case to federal court in an attempt to cease activity there. The plaintiffs,…
Read MoreGoodman family wins tent collapse settlement
The family of a Waterloo man killed at Kilroy’s Sports Bar in downtown St. Louis following a 2012 Cardinals game has reached a $548,000 settlement with the company that leased…
Read MoreWomen return from recent cruise to Antarctica
Two Waterloo women traveled thousands of miles to see the sights of a continent often forgotten: Antarctica. Betty Wightman and Judy Tomlinson are a pair of travel enthusiasts who have…
Read MoreColumbia bank robbers face federal charges
A man and a woman from Chesterfield, Mo., were arraigned last week on federal charges stemming from a February 2013 bank robbery in Columbia. They were caught and arrested last…
Read MoreHirsch enters sheriff’s race
Kevin Hirsch, 56, of Fults, formally announced this week that he is seeking the office of Monroe County Sheriff this November as an Independent. Hirsch, who works at Menard Correctional…
Read MoreA family reunion of sorts at Garden Place
In a tidy, well-decorated room at Garden Place Senior Living in Waterloo, 93-year-old Cathy Harberding waited by the phone. She waited not for family members to visit, but instead anticipated…
Read MoreMounds study has strong local connection
Most everyone in this region is familiar with Cahokia Mounds, but did you know Native American burial grounds extend in all directions of the region from there, including south into…
Read MoreNo Burn Order issued for Monroe County
Due to the excessive amount of field fires around Monroe County in the past week alone, the Monroe County EMA office issued a “No Burn Order” for all of Monroe…
Read MoreDrug coalition hopes to grow mission
The Monroe County Coalition for Drug-Free Communities took the next steps to helping solve the county’s drug problem by hearing from two professional resources at its March meeting. The March…
Read MoreArt project bridges generations in Columbia
A few weeks ago, students at Pen2Paper Art Studio met with residents at Garden Place Senior Living in Columbia and had the opportunity to get to know them and take…
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