Urgent care clinic coming to Waterloo
Per signage placed recently on the building, an urgent care facility is coming soon to the space formerly occupied by Payless Shoe Source at...
Early voting now underway
Early voting for the Nov. 3 general election began Thursday in the office of Monroe County Clerk Jonathan McLean at the Monroe County Courthouse...
Chickens to roost in Columbia?
The Columbia City Council was not talking turkey at its Monday meeting, but it was talking chicken.
The council had a preliminary discussion about potentially...
End of the trail for Camp Vandeventer
After 100 years of providing camping, leadership training and memories for Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts in the area, Camp Vandeventer at 3464 Trout...
Local impact of proposed income tax
In the 2020 election, voters in Illinois will not only get to vote on who will hold some of the highest offices in the...
HSS feeling pandemic’s effects
The coronavirus pandemic has been a fixture of life for over six months, and the toll it is taking on the mental health of...
Medal of Valor to Daws; more noise at Washy’s
A police sergeant was honored during the Waterloo City Council meeting Monday night for his heroic efforts following a March 2019 plane crash.
Sgt. Trin...
County expects to meet budget numbers
Monroe County Treasurer Kevin Koenigstein told county commissioners Monday that despite ongoing COVID-19 issues, he expects budgeted revenues and expenses to balance closely for...
Waterloo School Board OKs budget
The Waterloo School Board unanimously approved the school district’s 2020-21 budget at its meeting Monday night.
The budget shows the district having $31,670,873 in revenue...
Police pursuit passes through Monroe County
Area law enforcement agencies attempted to pull over a suspect about 8:30 a.m. Wednesday driving a maroon Dodge Charger with Illinois plates that apparently...
Forgery arrest in Columbia
Columbia police arrested a Tennessee man following an attempted forgery incident at Simmons Bank, 180 Admiral Trost Drive in Columbia, about 12:20 p.m. Monday....
Saturday morning crash in Waterloo
Emergency personnel responded about 10:20 a.m. Saturday to a two-vehicle crash with possible injury at Church Street and Fourth Street in Waterloo.
The vehicles...