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Illini AD visits Gallagher’s

Pick up a copy of this week’s paper– out Wednesday– to see the photo!  

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Man collecting old fishing gear for future generations

Bob Wakeman believes every child should have the opportunity to learn how to fish and go fishing with their own fishing gear. So much so, he has started a local…

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Random act of kindness

It started with a simple question posted on a social media site: “What if we could honor the 26 lives lost in Newtown with good deeds?” Many people around the…

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What’s in store around the county for 2013?

With 2012 officially behind us, Monroe County has a host of things to look forward to in 2013. The City of Waterloo will celebrate its 125th anniversary this year on…

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New Illinois laws take effect in 2013

Jan. 1 not only marked the beginning of a new year, but also began the enforcement of more than 150 new laws in Illinois. Here is a description of several…

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Legal video gambling comes to Monroe County

Although hundreds of machines have gone live in Illinois bars, truck stops and fraternal halls since the state began its roll-out of video gambling in September, it wasn’t until last…

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Police Blotter 12/26/12

Columbia Police Dec. 19 Christopher M. Sanders, 37, of Columbia, was arrested for failure to register as a sex offender at 428 Fairfax Drive. Joseph S. Grimaldi, 48, of High…

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Weekend snow turns county into winter wonderland

The first significant snowfall of the season arrived in Monroe County and surrounding areas on Friday afternoon and lasted through Saturday morning, resulting in various wintry scenes. Fortunately, no major…

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Columbia falls to Freeburg in tournament’s fifth place game

Columbia (8-6), who lost to Waterloo in the first game of the tournament, 33-28, but then defeated Valmeyer and Civic Memorial, took on Freeburg (7-8) in the tournament’s fifth place…

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Gibault beats Waterloo, advances to tourney finals

Crosstown rivals Gibault and Waterloo fought a back-and-forth contest in the semifinals of the Freeburg/Columbia Holiday Basketball Tournament at Freeburg Friday night before the Hawks finally downed the Bulldogs, 38-36.…

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