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Martin is new startUP facilitator
Following the departure of longtime Monroe County startUP Facilitator Jamie Matthews just a few weeks ago, the board of directors has found a new leader in local business owner Leslee…
Local gets Herdsman nod
With experience in showing livestock at the annual Monroe County Fair, one local woman recently received a nomination after attending an even bigger cattle showcase. Cassie Allscheid closed out her…
‘Eagle Tree’ downed in storm
July was bookended by storms in Monroe County, with intense and sustained winds causing extensive damage and a prolonged power outage in Columbia at the start of the month and…
Tentative multiplier for Monroe County
Monroe County has been issued a tentative property assessment equalization factor of 1.0000, according to the Illinois Department of Revenue. The property assessment equalization factor, often called the “multiplier,” is…
Poshard book signing Aug. 8
Glenn Poshard, a former U.S. Representative and 1998 Democratic candidate for Illinois governor, has scheduled an upcoming book signing in Waterloo along with journalist Carl Walworth. “Son of Southern Illinois:…
Lawsuit filed over failed Columbia biz
A lawsuit has been filed in Monroe County Circuit Court against Bryan Scott, owner of Doggie Mac’s Food Truck and former operator of The Truck Stop Columbia, and All Soul…
More LPR cameras coming
The Illinois State Police said it is adding another tool in its toolbox to help reduce and solve violent crime in the metro east. Earlier this year, ISP began…
E-cigs now banned indoors
Gov. JB Pritzker on Friday signed HB 1540, a bill banning the usage of e-cigarettes in indoor public spaces. The bill adds electronic smoking devices to the 2008 Smoke-Free Illinois…
Tuesday afternoon crash in Waterloo
The Waterloo fire and police departments and Monroe County EMS responded about 3 p.m. Tuesday for a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of South Church and West Fourth streets. The…
Tuesday morning rollover in Waterloo
Emergency personnel responded shortly before 6:10 a.m. Tuesday to a rollover crash on Hoener Avenue just east of South Library Street in Waterloo. Preliminary information provided by Waterloo police indicates…