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I-255 pavement patching in Columbia
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that pavement patching on southbound I-255 in Monroe County from mile marker 7.6 to mile marker 5.6 and northbound I-255 from mile marker 6.0…
Read MoreCowell joins MRTD board
The City of Red Bud announced the appointment of Elizabeth Cowell as the city’s representative on the Monroe Randolph Transit District Board of Directors. Cowell joins a 10-member board from…
Read MoreRoute 3 pavement work in Waterloo
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that pavement preservation operations on Route 3 from North Market Street to Vandebrook Drive in Waterloo will begin this coming Monday, May 12. One…
Read MoreSIMAPC meeting May 7
The Southwestern Illinois Metropolitan and Regional Planning Commission’s Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy Committee is working on an update to its seven-county regional CEDS report. The study area includes Bond, Clinton,…
Read MoreI-255 lane closures this week
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced lane closures will be encountered on southbound I-255 in Monroe County this Thursday, April 17, weather permitting. The right two lanes will be closed…
Read MoreThe results are in…
The results of the April 1 election in Monroe County were released Tuesday night by the Monroe County Clerk’s Office, with two aldermanic races, a school board race and a…
Read MoreStorm packs mighty punch
As predicted, severe weather barreled through the St. Louis region Friday night, producing at least one tornado, bringing heavy winds, large hail and torrential rainfall and leaving many area residents…
Read MoreI-255 lane closure on Monday
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced a lane closure will be encountered on westbound I-255 in Monroe County this coming Monday, March 17, at approximately 7 a.m., weather permitting. The…
Read MorePersistence pays for AT&T tower
In what has been a startling development for some Columbia residents who live near Valmeyer Road, construction of a proposed cell phone tower which was denied by county officials five…
Read MoreWaterloo water makes waves
Lingering issues relating to Waterloo’s new water plant continue to flow amongst the community, with updates trickling out seemingly by the day. Regarding the recent suspension of two city employees,…
Read MoreRed Bud project gets huge grant
Gov. JB Pritzker joined the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity and local leaders to announce Regional Site Readiness Program awards totaling $31 million to support site readiness activities…
Read MoreI-255 closure in St. Clair County begins Feb. 1
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that a project to rehabilitate and resurface 3.5 miles of I-255 from Route 157 to Route 15 in St. Clair County will require a…
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