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Fight at Renault bar under investigation
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department said it is investigating an altercation involving multiple subjects Saturday night at Freeda’s Bar in Renault. One man was hospitalized for serious injuries sustained in…
Old bakery site parked in purgatory
The Waterloo City Council was expected to vote on special use permit requests by the owners of the former Ahne’s Bakery property at 201 W. Mill Street during its meeting…
Porta Fest is kaputt
Lederhosen will gather dust, fixings for potato pancakes will go untouched and accordions will go sadly un-oompahed this year as the annual Porta Westfalica Festival in Waterloo was canceled for…
Columbia grounds residential solar
As the result of a rare tie vote during Monday night’s Columbia City Council meeting, Mayor Bob Hill cast the deciding tally to disallow ground-mounted solar power installation on residential…
Nurse is mid-flight hero
Airborne medical emergencies are fairly rare. Though they do happen in the real world, most folks imagining such an incident on a plane probably picture a scene out of a…
New top dog at Helping Strays
New leadership recently took over at Helping Strays as Anne Vincent stepped in as shelter director with ample experience when it comes to caring for neglected pets. Vincent has lived…
Millstadt EMS on primary ballot
A proposal to strengthen emergency medical services for Millstadt and surrounding communities is finally being brought before St. Clair County voters on the March 17 ballot after over a year…
JLP Homes back in court
Following a tumultuous 2025, the owners of JLP Homes are once again named in a lawsuit in Monroe County Circuit Court. In a complaint filed Feb. 18, plaintiffs Cody Harvey…
Dreary farm income forecast
USDA’s farm income forecast released this month projects another challenging year ahead for most farmers, except those in the beef sector. Overall, net farm income, a broad measure of profits,…
Springborn takes Smithton post
The Smithton School District recently named Tom Springborn as its next superintendent starting this upcoming school year. Springborn is currently the director of services for the Monroe-Randolph Regional Office of…