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Man turns cancer fight into positive new purpose
Music is a powerful thing. It makes you feel. It is therapeutic. For Bob Berry, 52, of Waterloo, there has been an intense passion for music since he started playing…
Read More‘Tis the season for hunting morels
Morel mushroom season is in full swing, with lucky hunters taking to the Internet to share the fruits of their labors without divulging too many details about their secret hunting…
Read MorePowerful anti-heroin message continues in county
“Addiction is actually a survival mechanism. But heroin is 500 times as powerful as turkey!” That was just one message some 900 students heard Thursday during a no-nonsense assembly about…
Read MoreColumbia man facing federal child porn charges
A Columbia man was arraigned last week in federal court on charges he received and possessed images of child pornography. Neil Erin Purdy, 28, of Columbia,was charged Friday in U.S.…
Read MoreShelton, Dossett crowned CHS Prom royalty
Columbia High School held its prom Saturday night at The Falls. Court members were Nick Antonini, Andrew Dossett, Brannan Hutchinson, Brock McGowan, Taylor Allen, Molly Buchana, Rachel Ribolzi and Sadie Shelton. Shelton…
Read MoreName change to build on recent success at Beck
The former missile base near Hecker that is now Beck Area Career Center is changing its name as part of a new image for the educational facility. In 1958, as…
Read MoreWestview Acres drainage concerns intensify
For the past couple of years, Mockingbird Lane resident Jim Duckwitz has voiced drainage concerns with the Waterloo City Council following heavy rains. Following Thursday’s massive dumping of rain on…
Read MoreArmed bank robbery remains part of Columbia folklore
It was business as usual at Monroe National Bank in Columbia on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 1951. Viola Frank, bookkeeper and teller, would soon welcome her first child into the world…
Read MoreSunday night fire guts vacant Fults home
The Maeystown, Valmeyer and Prairie du Rocher fire departments battled a fire to a vacant home at 3109 Maeystown Road near the corner of Bluff Road in Fults on Sunday…
Read MoreCecena, Lenhardt crowned WHS prom royalty
The Waterloo High School Prom took place Saturday night at The Falls in Columbia. This year’s theme was “Rockin’ The Red Carpet.” Members of this year’s prom court were Daniel…
Read MoreRunaway barges lead to overnight closure of J.B. Bridge
The U.S. Coast Guard requested closure of the Jefferson Barracks Bridge as part of a shutdown of the river in that area early Sunday to inspect it for safety after…
Read MoreHeavy rains lead to flooding issues across the county
A Flash Flood Warning was issued Thursday for many portions of the St. Louis area, including Monroe and St. Clair counties, as heavy rains hammered the region throughout the morning…
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