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Hawks win another state title
Gibault Catholic High School brought home its second state championship in three months, winning the IHSA Class 1A baseball final Saturday over Henry-Senachwine, 8-0. In March, the Hawks – featuring…
Read MoreWightman plays final concert
Tom Wightman might be best known in the community as former owner of Wightman Pharmacy, a long-lived family store Wightman handed off to his son a few years ago. Outside…
Read MoreMemories of Kabul
April marked the second anniversary of the beginning of the end of the U.S. War in Afghanistan, with the nation’s withdrawal from that country taking place through the end of…
Read MoreThirty electric years in Waterloo
Two longtime members of the Waterloo Public Works Department were recognized at Monday’s City Council meeting for their many years spent building, maintaining and repairing the city’s electric system. City…
Read MoreConvicted murderer arrested again
A former Waterloo resident previously convicted of second degree murder is in hot water again following a recent incident in Randolph County. Kodi Lafore, 28, formerly of Waterloo but now…
Read MoreMemorial Day in Monroe County
While Memorial Day is a time to remember those who died in service to our country, local ceremonies Monday were a reminder that it is up to the living to…
Read MoreEagles, Hawks soaring to Peoria
Monroe County will be represented by two teams at this weekend’s IHSA state high school baseball tournament in Peoria, as both Columbia and Gibault won supersectional titles Monday afternoon. In…
Read MorePappy says goodbye
A friendly face at the Hecker Fire Department stepped away earlier this month, marking the end of a career that’s spanned nearly six decades. Dale Papenberg has lived in Hecker…
Read MoreHaudrich talks kernels in Korea
A local farmer recently traveled to South Korea as a representative of the Illinois Corn Growers Association to speak about the benefits of U.S. corn to delegates from 15 nations.…
Read MoreDigging for history in Valmeyer
It’s not every day a team of Boy Scouts can help a Ph.D candidate with her dissertation while she helps them earn an elusive merit badge, but that was the…
Read MoreThe chat about AI
The subject of artificial intelligence has garnered a great deal of attention over the last few months, with AI text and image generators as well as voice reproductions sweeping across…
Read MoreNew principal at Gibault
Having weathered a rough start to the recently completed academic year, Gibault Catholic High School will soon be welcoming a new principal to guide them going forward. Sarah Lanham is…
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