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HSS feeling pandemic’s effects
The coronavirus pandemic has been a fixture of life for over six months, and the toll it is taking on the mental health of Monroe County residents is becoming increasingly…
Read MoreCOVID outbreak at Oak Hill; ISP visits Monroe County taverns
There has been a small coronavirus outbreak at Oak Hill Senior Living & Rehabilitation in Waterloo, and the Illinois State Police visited Monroe County on Thursday night to see if…
Read MoreZoning board nixes cell tower plans
The Monroe County Zoning Board of Appeals did not pass a proposal for a new cell tower in rural Columbia at its meeting last Wednesday, effectively nixing those plans for…
Read MoreColumbia food truck owner opens restaurant
A few years ago at his daughter’s first birthday party, Bryan Scott needed to make a meal that children and adults would enjoy. As he puzzled over what to cook,…
Read MoreNo new mitigations for region
The metro east will not face any additional mitigations to slow the spread of coronavirus in the region, according to St. Clair County Board Chairman Mark Kern. “The state shared…
Read MoreNew rules take bite out of dining
The Illinois Department of Public Health announced on Sept. 2 that “in excess” of 1,400 of the state’s coronavirus cases in the last 60 days had been traced back to…
Read MoreMonroe County records another COVID death
Monroe County Health Department Administrator John Wagner reported Tuesday that another Monroe County resident has died from COVID-19, bringing the Illinois Department of Public Health’s tally for the county to…
Read MoreArms of Love lift spirits at Garden Place
2020 has been quite a year so far, but probably most challenging for Garden Place Senior Living in Columbia. The facility was the site of a tragic outbreak of COVID-19…
Read MoreMay celebrates 75-year career
Waterloo is home to the longest-tenured agent in all of State Farm history, as Roy J. May extended his record service this year when he celebrated 75 years of working…
Read MoreFormer FFA teacher owns floral biz
Carrie Koester is known to many in Monroe County as the former FFA teacher at Columbia and Waterloo high schools, but she may soon develop a reputation as a purveyor…
Read MoreIndoor dining and drinking to close in metro east
The Illinois Department of Public Health announced Tuesday that all indoor service at bars and restaurants in the metro east will be prohibited effective Wednesday. That is the only new…
Read MoreNew internet provider coming to Monroe County
Residents may have noticed workers laying new fiber optic lines throughout Monroe County in recent months. The Republic-Times confirmed with Clearwave Communications, an internet service provider based in Harrisburg, that…
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