Porta Fest is kaputt

Lederhosen will gather dust, fixings for potato pancakes will go untouched and accordions will go sadly un-oompahed this year as the annual Porta Westfalica Festival in Waterloo was canceled for…

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JLP Homes back in court

Following a tumultuous 2025, the owners of JLP Homes are once again named in a lawsuit in Monroe County Circuit Court. In  a complaint filed Feb. 18, plaintiffs Cody Harvey…

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Dreary farm income forecast

USDA’s farm income forecast released this month projects another challenging year ahead for most farmers, except those in the beef sector. Overall, net farm income, a broad measure of profits,…

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Springborn takes Smithton post

The Smithton School District recently named Tom Springborn as its next superintendent starting this upcoming school year.  Springborn is currently the director of services for the Monroe-Randolph Regional Office of…

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Hoops season ends for locals

March Madness will not include the three remaining local high school boys basketball squads that were still playing in the postseason as of last week. The Columbia, Gibault and Waterloo…

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WHS girls wrestle at state

Waterloo High School was represented by its first two state qualifiers in girls wrestling this past weekend in Bloomington.  Maddy Edler (135 pounds) and Izzy McBride (190 pounds), both juniors,…

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