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New rules change face of preseason football practice
A rule change instituted this spring by the Illinois High School Association Board of Directors is causing local football coaches to rethink the way they are running their preseason practices.…
Read MoreWaterloo set to celebrate city’s 125th anniversary
To honor Waterloo’s history as the city prepares to celebrate the 125th anniversary of receiving its city charter, officials are reviving the past with a series of events, activities and…
Read MoreWaterloo school officials bracing for more cuts
Waterloo School Superintendent Jim Helton presented a bleak review of school district finances during Monday’s meeting of the Waterloo School Board. He said the issues were not so much with…
Read MoreFall sports begin practices
At high schools across the county the fall sports season kicked off Aug. 14 with the first day of practices for football, boys soccer, volleyball, girls tennis, boys and girls…
Read MoreWaterloo Fall 2013 | underclassmen schedules
WHS Football 2013 JV Football
Read MoreConcord mission trips open hearts, minds
This summer, two teams from Concord Presbyterian Church in Waterloo traveled on mission trips, one to Joplin, Mo., and one to the small Central American country of Belize. Joplin was…
Read MoreLocal shooting programs aiming for success
Monroe County and the surrounding areas have traditionally been dubbed baseball counties, with many traditionally rich and successful prep and league programs making their marks on Southern Illinois. But one…
Read MoreMillers on a roll heading into the playoffs
Waterloo (17-7) won both contests on Saturday, pushing its winning streak to eight games heading into this week’s playoffs. They are the No. 3 seed and face Valmeyer (10-14), who…
Read MoreCommunity coming to aid of lymphoma patient
The Waterloo community is pulling together to help a local teen in need by hosting a barbecue benefit Friday. Elisabeth Johnston, a 17-year-old from Red Bud, has been battling a…
Read MoreFond memories from Waterloo’s ‘Main Street Kids’
During the summer months of 1942, the Capitol Theatre in Waterloo entertained large crowds of moviegoers eager to see Disney’s new animated release “Bambi.” The bandstand on the courthouse lawn…
Read MoreMillers beat Spikes 3-0 Behind Blackwell’s No-Hitter
Corey Blackwell led the Millers past the St. Louis Spikes Wednesday night, 3-0, to help improve their record to 12-7, one back in the loss column to the Belleville Rockies…
Read MoreWHS grad in midst of tough cancer fight
When a trip to the emergency room changed Joel Roschnafsky’s life in an instant, friends and family in Monroe County mobilized to help this native son and friend tackle his…
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