Waterloo man dies in St. Charles stabbing
A Waterloo man was pronounced dead at the scene of a stabbing at a hotel in St. Charles, Mo.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported...
Shoring up the levee
The Columbia Levee and Drainage District, with the help of local volunteers, spent three days last week shoring up the levee on Reichmann Road...
School enrollment fluctuates
Monroe County’s schools saw fluctuating enrollment this year, with the majority of schools seeing slight decreases in enrollment.
Waterloo
The Waterloo School District has 2,666 students...
Arms of Love lift spirits at Garden Place
2020 has been quite a year so far, but probably most challenging for Garden Place Senior Living in Columbia.
The facility was the site of...
Monroe County changing animal pound procedures
Monroe County is changing its procedures after an error recently caused a cat and its kittens to be left unattended for an extended time.
That...
May celebrates 75-year career
Waterloo is home to the longest-tenured agent in all of State Farm history, as Roy J. May extended his record service this year when...
Former FFA teacher owns floral biz
Carrie Koester is known to many in Monroe County as the former FFA teacher at Columbia and Waterloo high schools, but she may soon...
Judge rules against Coleman
Judge Stephen McGlynn ruled last Wednesday during a remote hearing that he will enter a judgement against Christopher Coleman that should end Coleman’s post-conviction...
April 2021 election process starts
As November’s presidential election heats up, the April 2021 consolidated election process is beginning in Illinois.
Monroe County Clerk Jonathan McLean said anyone interested in...
Crash at I-255 split in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded shortly before 10:20 a.m. Monday to a vehicle crash with injuries on northbound Route 3 at the I-255 northbound split in...
Woman in custody following I-255 pursuit
The Dupo Police Department conducted a successful pursuit of a vehicle that evaded a traffic stop attempt near I-255 about 9:30 p.m. and led...
Friday crash in Columbia
Columbia police, fire department and EMS personnel responded about 2:55 p.m. Friday for a vehicle crash into a guardrail on Route 3 at Route...