Posts Tagged ‘waterloo republican’
Gregson was a true county gem
Jeanette Gregson, a prominent figure throughout Monroe County known for her work in local journalism and countless other reasons, passed away last week at the age of 95. Gregson, born…
Read MoreDealing with disease, through history
While the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted Monroe County and the entire world more than any public health crisis in the past century, outbreaks of diseases are nothing new. Here’s a…
Read MoreHistory digitized at Waterloo library
For patrons of Morrison-Talbott Library in Waterloo, most of the post-Civil War history of Monroe County is now just a click away. The library and Newspapers.com have completed a project…
Read MoreR-T absorbs Independent
The Monroe County Independent announced Wednesday that it has been sold and turned over to the Republic-Times, ceasing publication after 20 years. “I am leaving the local news coverage in very good hands,”…
Read MoreFair flourished in first 25 years
(Editor’s note: This is the first of a three-part series looking back through the history of the Monroe County Fair in lieu of the event being canceled this year due…
Read MoreWaterloo library celebrating 125 years
When Elaine Steingrubey came aboard Morrison-Talbott Library as director in 1992, she never imagined that a community treasure, now 125 years old, would have been founded on a tie-breaker vote…
Read MoreLongtime editor praised as community treasure
Simply referring to Bob Voris as a newspaperman is like calling Stan Musial just a baseball player. The man’s legacy, like Musial’s, remains the standard of his profession the likes…
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