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Making bookkeeping easy
A local accounting expert with a healthy background in the field recently began her own freelance service, opening her door to any local business hoping to get or keep their…
Columbia infrastructure updates
The first step in procuring materials to finally fix Valmeyer Road was taken during the Nov. 3 Columbia City Council meeting, with further updates provided as part of Monday’s meeting.…
Husband charged in fatal crash
Charges were filed Thursday in the Monroe County Circuit Clerk’s office in connection with a fatal one-vehicle crash that occurred in May. The crash, which happened about 1:30 a.m. May…
Guilty plea in fatal Red Bud crash
The North County News reported that on Nov. 7, Jayden Ethington returned to the Randolph County Courthouse for what was scheduled to be a bench trial for his role in…
Low river levels hurt harvest logistics
While the upper Mississippi River’s lock and dam system is keeping navigation efficient, low river levels on the lower Mississippi for the fourth consecutive year are threatening U.S. grain exports.…
Real Estate Transactions | Nov. 3-7, 2025
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…
Tuesday evening crash in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded shortly after 7 p.m. to a two-vehicle injury crash on North Main Street near Wedgewood Drive in Columbia. Police said a 2013 Volkswagen sedan driven by April…
Former jail inmate sues sheriff, deputies
A Springfield man filed charges Monday with the Monroe County Clerk’s Office alleging his civil rights were violated while he was an inmate at the Monroe County Jail. The lawsuit…
Motorcycle crash near Valmeyer
Emergency personnel responded about 12:30 p.m. Friday to a motorcycle crash on the curve at Bluff Road and Fountain Road north of Valmeyer. Injuries were considered minor in nature.
Thursday evening crash in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded about 5:30 p.m. Thursday to a two-vehicle crash on Route 3 northbound at South Main Street in Columbia. The vehicles involved were a white 2019 Jeep and…