Columbia making water play 

With the tentative opening of the Old Monroe Distilling Co. multi-purpose venue just weeks away, there seems to be only one key ingredient missing: water. During Monday night’s Columbia City…

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Bost introduces SOLAR Act

U.S. Rep. Mike Bost (R-Murphysboro) last week introduced the Securing Our Lands And Resources Act.  This legislation establishes guidelines for solar panel projects on prime and unique farmland funded by…

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Where’s the money?

On Tuesday, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker joined U.S. Senators Dick Durbin, and Tammy Duckworth and various members of the Illinois congressional delegation to issue a joint letter to White House…

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County assessments are in

Property tax assessments for Monroe County residents are available in the Feb. 12 issue of the Republic-Times newspaper. Monroe County Supervisor of Assessments Dawn Goff reported that 2024 assessments are…

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