Posts Tagged ‘62298’
COVID-19 cases down; boosters up
As of Friday, Monroe County’s COVID-related death toll has remained at 103 for over a week. In keeping with the rest of the state, Monroe County is also seeing decreased…
Read MoreWaterloo School Board draws crowd … again
With Monday night’s Waterloo School Board meeting drawing an even larger crowd than last month, Gardner Elementary’s cafeteria became the backdrop for the meeting. Parents sat at the same tables…
Read MoreWaterloo pool plans make waves
Waterloo Citizens for a Pool representatives attended last Wednesday’s Waterloo Park District Board meeting, plans in tow. After a summer of meetings with Westport Pools, the non-profit group presented a…
Read MoreDomestic, gun violence go hand in hand
(Editor’s note: This is the second installment of our three-part series as part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month.) America is slowly starting to become aware of the intersections between a…
Read MoreMan held at gunpoint, robbed of motorcycle
A Waterloo woman is in custody and a Belleville man remains at large following an incident in rural Waterloo during which a man was held at gunpoint, beaten and robbed…
Read MoreUnderstanding domestic violence
(Editor’s note: This is the first of a three-part series as part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month) With the COVID pandemic contributing to increasing domestic violence reports globally and high-profile…
Read MoreThe flight of their lives
Last Tuesday, four local veterans set off on a trip unlike any other. In less than 24 hours, the men flew alongside roughly 60 other veterans to Washington, D.C., saw…
Read MoreStudent numbers trend up
Despite continuing to deal with pandemic-related procedures and mandates, many area schools saw increases in student enrollment. Waterloo The Waterloo school district has 2,728 students enrolled this year, which is…
Read MoreCOVID death toll increases
In the days after Monroe County reached the grim milestone of 100 COVID-related deaths since the start of the pandemic, more such deaths have been reported. Two more deaths were…
Read MoreStumpy’s expansion gets green light
With unanimous approval, the Monroe County Board officially passed an ordinance to rezone the proposed site of Stumpy’s Spirits & Distillery’s expansion. This action rezoned 125.19 acres between Columbia and…
Read MoreCornerstone Laine back on table
With Waterloo recently amending city code to allow the city council to override zoning board decisions, Cornerstone Laine is seeking a redo. A special use permit request for the women’s…
Read MoreRoider attorney discusses case
While the holiday season is usually quiet for the courts, defense attorney T.J. Matthes wrapped up 2018 by winning a murder trial in St. Louis City. Just weeks into 2019,…
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