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2024 county crime quiet
Law enforcement officials around Monroe County reported generally positive numbers when it comes to department activity throughout the past year, with arrests and other data from 2024 largely remaining static…
Maeystown mulls sewer plans
Several Maeystown residents gathered at Village Hall Monday evening for a scheduled public hearing concerning the community’s wastewater treatment system and upgrades that will be necessary to bring the system…
No local fear of federal freeze
Even though an executive order to freeze federal funding signed Monday night by President Donald Trump was withdrawn less than 48 hours after going into effect, confusion about what a…
Columbia considers code update
In the month following passage of the latest comprehensive plan for the City of Columbia, officials have been busy completing preliminary goals necessary to accomplish its vision for the next…
Zahnow celebrates renovations
The Waterloo School District hosted a ribbon-cutting at Zahnow Elementary on Saturday morning, celebrating recently completed renovations to the building that began last February. As previously reported, these renovations include…
CPD crash nears settlement
A lawsuit filed against the Columbia Police Department, City of Columbia and a CPD officer individually seeking damages following an officer-involved vehicle crash is nearing settlement. Nolan Schmidt of Columbia filed…
Tariffs could impact trade in Illinois
President Donald Trump on Monday agreed to a 30-day pause on his tariff threats against Mexico and Canada as America’s two largest trading partners took steps to appease his concerns…
Fatal shooting in Dupo
By COREY SAATHOFF and ANDREW UNVERFERTH At least one person has died in a double-shooting that took place late Monday morning in Dupo. Police said two people were shot in the…
Scammer steals gold from local resident
A Tennessee man was arrested in Columbia after allegedly stealing a six-figure sum’s worth of gold from a local woman through a scam. On Monday, Monroe County State’s Attorney…
Tuesday night crash in Waterloo
The Waterloo fire and police departments along with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department and Monroe County EMS responded just after 10:45 p.m. Tuesday for a two-vehicle crash in front of…