Ag labor reform on tap

By TAMMIE SLOUP FarmWeek Text for a new farm bill could be released by February and Congress will likely consider ag labor reform during the first quarter of this year,…

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College hoops has local flair

The college basketball scene features plenty of local talent at multiple levels. Here’s a round-up of former Monroe County high school hoops standouts playing at the next level. Sam Donald…

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Hockey regular season winds down

The Mississippi Valley Club Hockey Association regular season concludes this week, and two local squads are trying to get to .500. Rival hockey clubs Freeburg-Waterloo and Columbia faced off Tuesday…

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Lots of questions | Ott Observations

Earlier this month, our country used military force to extract Venezuelan President Nicolaus Maduro and his wife from their country, toward prosecuting him for drug trafficking.  This focus on protecting…

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Police Blotter | 1-21-25

(Information in this report is gathered from police agencies, county courts and emergency radio dispatch. The public is reminded that defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty and charges may…

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Snow plow strikes gas line

The Waterloo Fire Department responded shortly before 11:50 a.m. Sunday to assist after a Monroe County road district snow removal truck struck a natural gas line in the area of…

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Rollover crash near Waterloo

Emergency personnel responded shortly before 7:30 p.m. Saturday to a vehicle rollover crash in the snow on Floraville Road at Waterloo Road near Waterloo in rural St. Clair County. The…

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