Posts Tagged ‘paywall’
Volleyball postseason nears
The high school volleyball season is spiking toward regional play, with local teams setting their sights on some hardware. Valmeyer (27-3) won four matches on Saturday to take first place…
Read MoreUps and downs for soccer squads
Two tough losses for one team and two big wins for another keyed local high school soccer action as regional play nears. Columbia (12-3-4) won 8-0 over Maryville Christian on…
Read MoreRodeo champ battling back
A Red Bud cowgirl recently injured in a horse riding incident at college has been hospitalized for nearly a month. Still bedridden, facing additional complications and with a tremendous road…
Read MoreSchuchman leaves Schnucks
The manager of Waterloo Schnucks retired recently, marking the end of a decades-long career that saw him move from teenage bagger to overseeing the grocery store. Kent Schuchman grew up…
Read MoreTax bills in the mail
Monroe County property tax rates for 2022 along with payment deadlines for those taxes payable in 2023 have been processed by the treasurer’s and county clerk’s office and should be…
Read MoreWalking the Way of St. James
A local retired nurse recently completed a nearly 500-mile hike across Spain, crossing an item off her bucket list and experiencing a journey that already seems to have had a…
Read MoreAnother lawsuit in 2019 train crash
A second lawsuit stemming from a fatal 2019 crash involving a train and tractor near Fults is being argued at the federal court level in East St. Louis. The Madison-St.…
Read MoreSomething brewing in Maeystown
Local pop-up coffee shop Living Millennially has been serving specialty oat milk lattes around Monroe County since late 2021 and now has a permanent location in Maeystown with the recently…
Read MoreScary fun on the Haunted Trail
Monroe County celebrates a number of festivities throughout October, from several Oktoberfest parties to Waterloo’s PumpkinFest. Among the more terrifying traditions is the Waterloo Sportsman’s Club Haunted Trail, which has…
Read MoreCounty clerks prep for election season
Monroe County Clerk Jonathan McLean recently joined 25 other county clerks throughout Illinois in an effort to provide transparency for voters ahead of the 2024 presidential primary election taking place…
Read MoreLines in the sand | Ott Observations
Mike Bost is our representative in Congress. He has a website which summarizes his positions on a variety of issues. Our country is divided over whether the past presidential election…
Read MorePranktober | Mark’s Remarks
One of the things I’m really going to miss about teaching in a school with a bunch of hooligans is the pranks that usually begin to crop up around this…
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