Posts Tagged ‘thanksgiving’
Turkey day run really taking off
With Thanksgiving come and gone, some in Waterloo might have noticed a substantial crowd moving through town Thursday morning. That crowd was the bulk of the ninth annual Rau-a-thon, a…
Read MorePost-Thanksgiving COVID spike arrives
Monroe County Health Department Administrator John Wagner predicted the area would see an increase in COVID-19 cases shortly after the Thanksgiving holiday. He was right. On Friday, Monroe County reported…
Read MoreNew variant, new cases
As of Wednesday, the Monroe County Health Department is reporting 91 active COVID-19 cases and two related hospitalizations. Monroe County Health Department Administrator John Wagner said he expects cases to…
Read MoreSupply chain issues threaten feast
Between higher costs and bigger birds, holiday dinners may look different this Thanksgiving. Like many others in the meat industry, Schneider’s Quality Meats in Waterloo and Schubert’s Smokehouse & Meat…
Read MoreNew deaths, more than 300 active COVID cases in Monroe County
After two weeks of rising deaths caused by the novel coronavirus, Monroe County stabilized in that regard over the last week. There were three more COVID-related deaths, which were recorded…
Read MoreCOVID crisis continues
Monroe County has now had 2,867 coronavirus cases since the pandemic began after reporting 238 since Dec. 15. It reported 261 the previous week. There were 31 new cases Tuesday,…
Read MoreCOVID deaths continue as Monroe County awaits vaccine
Monroe County’s death toll from the novel coronavirus is up to 55 following 10 more local deaths in recent days. The uptick in deaths comes as the Monroe County’s case…
Read MoreMore local deaths as COVID crisis continues
Six more Monroe County residents died from COVID-19-related causes in the past week as the county passed 2,000 total cases. The two newest deaths were a 73-year-old man and a…
Read MoreStay safe this Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is Thursday, and public health experts are urging Americans to treat the holiday differently than normal because of the coronavirus pandemic. Last Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and…
Read MoreBoys hoops season set to tip off
The high school basketball season begins next week with local teams participating in Thanksgiving holiday tournaments. Gibault, Valmeyer and Dupo are all playing at the annual Turkey Tip-off at Metro-East…
Read MoreShare the Feast to receive state award
In 1991, Waterloo Lions Club members Lynn Bersche and Don Schmitt learned there would not be a Meals on Wheels program for local residents on Thanksgiving. They could not stomach…
Read MoreHawks, Pirates go .500 in tourney play
The Gibault and Valmeyer boys basketball teams each showed good and bad qualities to open the season at the Metro-East Lutheran High School Thanksgiving Tip-Off Classic. The Hawks and Pirates…
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