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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…
Back to prison for Franke
A local man with a pattern of trouble with the law is going back to prison. Jared M. Franke, 27, of Columbia, was sentenced Thursday in Monroe County Circuit Court…
Monroe County tentative multiplier announced
Monroe County has been issued a tentative property assessment equalization factor of 1.0429 by the Illinois Department of Revenue. The property assessment equalization factor, often called the “multiplier,” is the…
Real Estate Transactions | March 16-20
The location of real estate transactions with only the parcel number listed may be viewed be entering the number on the Monroe County GIS website ‘Parcel Viewer.’ All transactions may…