Government
Oak Hill audit confusion
Information obtained by the Republic-Times on Monday detailing a forensic audit of Oak Hill’s Medicare billing practices answered some questions but raised several more. In fact, a document created by…
Read MoreAhne’s building future debated
The matter of special use permit requests for a combined business/apartment development at the former Ahne’s Bakery property at 201 W. Mill Street took up the early portion of the…
Read MoreOld bakery site parked in purgatory
The Waterloo City Council was expected to vote on special use permit requests by the owners of the former Ahne’s Bakery property at 201 W. Mill Street during its meeting…
Read MoreColumbia grounds residential solar
As the result of a rare tie vote during Monday night’s Columbia City Council meeting, Mayor Bob Hill cast the deciding tally to disallow ground-mounted solar power installation on residential…
Read MoreWaterloo to decide on plans for former bakery
The Waterloo City Council is expected to vote on special use permit requests by the owners of the former Ahne’s Bakery property at 201 W. Mill Street during its meeting…
Read MoreColumbia souring on solar?
The City of Columbia has been reluctant to approve special-use permits for ground-mounted solar array proposals, and now the city may remove that option for residential properties going forward. During…
Read MorePrimary battle for county board
With less than three weeks to go until the March 17 election, the only contested local race in Monroe County is the Republican primary for Monroe County Commissioner between incumbent…
Read MoreTake your pick in the primary
The March 17 primary will see voters deciding on some key federal and state races in addition to one local contested primary and a few uncontested local races. Governor Gov.…
Read MoreState of State breakdown
Affordability, housing and conflict with the federal government were among key topics discussed by Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker during his annual State of the State address last Wednesday in Springfield.…
Read MoreCounty funds veterans commission
Two months after the Monroe County Veterans Assistance Commission was officially chartered, it received its first round of official funding last Tuesday. Representatives of county, regional and state level VACs introduced…
Read MoreWaterloo handles zoning, solar
Zoning and solar have been topics of late at the city government level in Waterloo. During the Feb. 17 meeting of the city council, Leonard Loerch was honored for his…
Read MoreFriess pushes SAFE-T Act reform
State Rep. David Friess (R-Red Bud) introduced legislation last week to address issues with what he said is a “flawed” SAFE-T Act. If passed, House Bill 4907 would require a…
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