Posts Tagged ‘paywall’
End of an era: Longtime Waterloo manager retires
Sixty years. Over 2,000 wins. Forty-two division titles (including 29 straight). Twenty-three playoff titles. And how many ejections? “Not many. Maybe two,” legendary longtime Waterloo Millers manager Vern Moehrs says.…
Read MoreR-T All-Local Softball Team
The 2021 softball season was memorable in Monroe County, with Valmeyer and Waterloo winning regional championships and a handful of locals making names for themselves in the St. Louis area.…
Read MoreStumpy’s plans big expansion
Like many other business owners, the pandemic provided Adam and Laura Stumpf a chance to rethink how they wished to expand Stumpy’s Spirits & Distillery in Columbia. After Thursday’s Monroe…
Read MoreFarmland tax increases explained
In past years, assessments for farmland in Illinois could only legally fluctuate by 10 percent per year. Recently, Monroe County farmers have been seeing changes to this reflected on their…
Read MoreCCSI welders earn high marks
Every year, Career Center of Southern Illinois students have the chance to compete in the SkillsUSA competition. This year, the welding students stood out, with all three of the top…
Read MoreHistory important to Huebner
Ian Huebner is a history buff and loves helping people, so creating a historical marker and revitalizing the landscaping of Immaculate Conception Church in Madonnaville seemed like the perfect fit…
Read MoreYou could count on Ron
The Waterloo Post Office said “happy retirement” to three longtime rural mail carriers July 31, including a man who spent nearly 40 years on the job. Neither snow, nor rain,…
Read MoreReliable to serve Valmeyer
The Village of Valmeyer opened bids for garbage and recycling service during its Aug. 3 meeting. The lone bidder, Reliable Sanitation Service of Waterloo, is expected to begin operating in…
Read MoreWaterloo man drowns at Lake of the Ozarks
A Waterloo man was identified as a missing swimmer who was found deceased at the Lake of the Ozarks on Monday. Late Sunday afternoon, Sean P. Jouglard, 21, of Waterloo,…
Read MoreFFA president cherished role
From the very beginning of her term as Illinois FFA president, Valmeyer High School alumna Lexi Mueller sought to make a positive impact. COVID-19 may have thrown a wrench in…
Read MoreMask mandate shifts school plans
Gov. JB Pritzker’s mask mandate last week forced many school officials across the state to revise back-to-school plans, including those in Monroe County. In a press conference on Aug. 4,…
Read MoreSifting and sorting | Mark’s Remarks
During the lockdown last spring, we were like a lot of families – we cooked and ate too much, we thought of home projects to do, we bought a dog,…
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