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Grant spikes Stumpy’s expansion
A major grant was recently awarded to Stumpy’s Spirits Distillery, providing assistance to a local business currently overseeing its biggest expansion since being first established. The grant comes from the…
Stumpy’s expansion gets green light
With unanimous approval, the Monroe County Board officially passed an ordinance to rezone the proposed site of Stumpy’s Spirits & Distillery’s expansion. This action rezoned 125.19 acres between Columbia and…
Stumpy’s expansion stirs up debate
At their meeting last Wednesday, the Monroe County Board of Appeals unanimously voted to recommend the county commissioners approve rezoning the proposed site of Stumpy’s Spirits Distillery’s big expansion north…
Stumpy’s plans big expansion
Like many other business owners, the pandemic provided Adam and Laura Stumpf a chance to rethink how they wished to expand Stumpy’s Spirits & Distillery in Columbia. After Thursday’s Monroe…
County planning begins anew
Following difficulties last year, members of a committee meant to update the Monroe County comprehensive plan met Thursday in an effort to breathe new life into the project with new…
County comprehensive plan underway
The process of creating an updated Monroe County comprehensive plan continued last Wednesday night during a steering committee meeting. Members of several county entities, including the Monroe County Planning Commission…
County eyes new comprehensive plan
As part of beginning a revision to the county’s comprehensive plan, the Monroe County Board of Commissioners approved a revised version of its zoning code on Monday. Commissioners thanked Monroe…
More changes for Route 3
Two safety improvements have been announced for Route 3 in Monroe County north of Waterloo. One will be completed in the coming months. The other will take a few years.…
MCEC to withdraw second rezoning request
A tie vote at Thursday’s meeting of the Monroe County Planning Commission prompted a planned withdrawal of a rezoning request by the owners of the property in question, Monroe County…
What to expect in 2022
As Monroe County ventures into the year 2022, the COVID pandemic casts a gray cloud over what the future may hold. Still, there are big things planned this year…
2021 Year in Review
From COVID rising and declining and rising again, to all the impacts locally as a result, 2021 was definitely an interesting year in Monroe County. There were also plenty of…
Another change at Oak Hill
After several closed personnel discussions involving the county-owned senior living center in recent weeks, the Oak Hill agenda item at Monday’s Monroe County Board meeting only lasted about two minutes. …