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Barn fire near Red Bud
Multiple area departments responded to a fully engulfed barn fire on a farm in the 8500 block of LL Road north of Brickey Road near Red Bud in rural southeastern…
Mini excavator fire in Columbia
The Columbia Fire Department responded about 9:55 a.m. Monday to a fully involved mini excavator fire at Raineri Building Controls, 714 DD Road. The business is a masonry supply store.…
WJHS vandalism results in canceled classes
The Waterloo School District canceled classes at all school buildings Monday due to vandalism discovered inside Waterloo Junior High School over the weekend. While the elementary and high school buildings…
House fire near New Hanover
The Columbia and Waterloo fire departments responded shortly before 10:15 a.m. Thursday to a fire inside a residence on Country Lane off D Road north of New Hanover. The incident…
Woolly work for BaaBaa Girls
It’s no secret Monroe County youth shine when it comes to agriculture, and two Waterloo freshmen are set to uphold that reputation as they’ve been hard at work bringing an…
Prison for Waterloo shooter
A young man found guilty in February of charges stemming from a November shooting outside the Waterloo movie theater was sentenced last Wednesday afternoon to a substantial prison term. Monroe…
Porta Fest back on?
Following news last month that Waterloo’s annual German tradition was no more, a number of locals are looking to breathe new life into the event, filled with passion for Porta…
Lern builds radio legacy
A much loved rock radio host with Columbia ties will soon be inducted into the Illinois State University Broadcast Hall of Fame, an achievement she’s found to be quite the…
Columbia School Board listens and learns
District parents offered some comments on mandatory reporting and arts programming during the latest Columbia School Board meeting on March 19, which also saw some action items prepping for next…
Finances fantastic for county
Highlights of Monroe County Treasurer Kevin Koenigstein’s report during the March 16 meeting of the county board included sales tax income continuing to break records. For the first three months…