Posts Tagged ‘62298’
Lions win chamber award
The Waterloo Chamber of Commerce recently announced the 2019 winner of its highest honor. After going to an individual – Brad Papenberg – last year, the chamber gave its Community…
Read MoreOak Hill gets new administrator
The Monroe County Board approved a new administrator for the county-run senior care facility during Monday’s meeting at the courthouse. Brian Koontz will take over for the retiring Kim Keckritz…
Read MoreLocals playing ball across the river
The coronavirus pandemic wiped out their high school and American Legion seasons, but some local baseball players are staying involved in America’s pastime this summer anyway. The Valmeyer Patriots formed…
Read MoreWHS honors Class of 2020
Waterloo High School graduates now join the ranks of other area students who have seen the milestone of their graduation transformed by the coronavirus pandemic, as the school honored the…
Read MoreWWII vet recalls POW ordeal
When he was in his 70s, Bob Teichgraeber of Collinsville went through some items he kept from his service during World War II. Among those items was one of the…
Read MoreGibault grad researching COVID
A Columbia native is part of a team of researchers at Washington University in St. Louis that is on the forefront of researching the novel coronavirus, with a focus on…
Read MoreWaterloo graduation kerfuffle
The Waterloo School Board spent the majority of its meeting Monday night hearing public comments on graduation plans. Graduation was supposed to be May 17, but the stay at home…
Read MoreVHS seniors saluted with parade
Twenty-six years after the Valmeyer High School Class of 1994 held its graduation ceremony in front of a vacant, flood-ravaged high school, the Class of 2020 had its own unique…
Read MoreCHS graduation goes virtual
While hope remains to celebrate in person at some point, the Columbia High School Class of 2020 settled for floating heart and thumbs up emojis instead of flying caps. Due…
Read MoreColumbia nurse answers the call
A Columbia woman recently returned from a trip to New York City. This was not a pleasure trip for Kylie Underwood. She spent about a month working as a nurse…
Read MoreHouse fire near Maeystown
The Maeystown, Waterloo and Valmeyer fire departments battled a residential structure fire shortly after 11 p.m. Thursday at 4452 Maeystown Road. All occupants of the remodeled late 1800s former Posten…
Read MoreReopening concerns at forefront
Last week’s regional reopening plan for Illinois by Gov. JB Pritzker has been met by both praise and criticism from local leaders. “I commend Gov. Pritzker for putting out a…
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