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Stellar debut for WHS esports
As local athletics have had a stellar fall season, a brand new team at Waterloo High School showed similar excellence as a handful of students made their way to a…
Solar farm project revisited
Local development of a proposed solar farm is set to come to light again as the parties who pushed for such a project earlier this summer are renewing their efforts.…
Oak Hill, budget topics for county
Despite last Tuesday’s vote to approve an operational transfer of Oak Hill to Accolade Healthcare, there was relatively little talk of the senior living and rehabilitation center during last Wednesday’s…
Renovation, vocation chat in Columbia
The Columbia School Board gathered for a brief and varied meeting last week, approving a tentative tax levy for the year and discussing a range of district concerns including the…
Evening rush hour crash in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded about 4:45 p.m. Tuesday for an evening rush hour vehicle crash on Route 3 southbound near the Palmer Road exit in Columbia. Traffic was snarled in that…
Real Estate Transactions | Nov. 10-14, 2025
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…
Asbestos found at vacant Columbia trailer park
The presence of asbestos at the site of a partially-demolished mobile home park in the 500 block of South Main Street in Columbia was confirmed Thursday. Illinois Environmental Protection Agency…
Fix found for Fults levee
Residents of the Bottoms in southern Monroe County and Prairie du Rocher can “breathe easier” with repair work now underway on a scour hole near Fults, Monroe County Public Safety…
Semi fire on I-255 in Columbia
The Columbia and Prairie du Pont fire departments responded about 9:25 a.m. Monday to a semi tractor-trailer on fire on I-255 westbound just past the Columbia exit. The fire spread…
Hazmat call due to pool chemicals
The Waterloo Fire Department and other agencies responded about 8:10 a.m. Monday to a hazmat situation in the 3500 block of HH Road just north of Annbriar Golf Course. Initial…