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Columbia 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…
Nurse is mid-flight hero
Airborne medical emergencies are fairly rare. Though they do happen in the real world, most folks imagining such an incident on a plane probably picture a scene out of a…
New top dog at Helping Strays
New leadership recently took over at Helping Strays as Anne Vincent stepped in as shelter director with ample experience when it comes to caring for neglected pets. Vincent has lived…
Millstadt EMS on primary ballot
A proposal to strengthen emergency medical services for Millstadt and surrounding communities is finally being brought before St. Clair County voters on the March 17 ballot after over a year…
JLP Homes back in court
Following a tumultuous 2025, the owners of JLP Homes are once again named in a lawsuit in Monroe County Circuit Court. In a complaint filed Feb. 18, plaintiffs Cody Harvey…
Dreary farm income forecast
USDA’s farm income forecast released this month projects another challenging year ahead for most farmers, except those in the beef sector. Overall, net farm income, a broad measure of profits,…
Springborn takes Smithton post
The Smithton School District recently named Tom Springborn as its next superintendent starting this upcoming school year. Springborn is currently the director of services for the Monroe-Randolph Regional Office of…
Real Estate Transactions | Feb. 17-20, 2026
The location of real estate transactions with only the parcel number listed may be viewed be entering the number on the Monroe County GIS website ‘Parcel Viewer.’ All transactions may…
Patio fire in Waterloo
The Waterloo Fire Department responded shortly after 3:45 p.m. Sunday to a fire on a covered patio behind a residence in the 300 block of Parkwood Drive off East Fourth…
Waterloo 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…