City/County
Clifftop acquires state’s largest cave system
On Saturday, the local Clifftop organization made its biggest announcement to date: the purchase of a 535-acre farm that includes Illinois’ largest cave system. In a special celebration meeting at…
Read MoreCounty discusses Lakeview Drive sidewalk project
The Monroe County Board of Commissioners shook off arctic weather for the second time in January to meet Tuesday morning, Jan. 21, in public session at the courthouse. Normally, meetings…
Read MoreNew drug coalition sets sights on its mission
The coalition that has been working to fix the county’s problems with substance abuse settled on a name and approved official mission and vision statements as well. In the third…
Read MoreWelcome Center wins stl250 cake
The Monroe County Welcome Center (Shoemaker Schoolhouse) in Columbia was voted among the top 50 finishers in a “Cakeway to the West” project held as part of the 250th anniversary…
Read MoreFlu activity seen in Monroe County
As the bitter heart of winter hits Monroe County, another unwanted visitor creeps in as well. The flu has made its mark on the county already, hitting earlier than in…
Read MoreColumbia power outage update
Ameren is using a large crane this afternoon to replace the main transformer at its substation on North Briegel Street in Columbia following a four-hour-long power outage last night that…
Read MoreWinter weather shutdown in Monroe County
The winter storm arrived as predicted on Sunday, dropping nine inches of snowfall and more to most areas of the Republic-Times readership area and a smattering of light snow continuing…
Read MoreSupport builds for new handicap accessible fishing pier at park
Waterloo moved another step closer to building a handicap accessible fishing pier at Lakeview Park. On Dec. 20, Independent Order of Odd Fellows Lodge 27 donated $20,000 toward the project.…
Read MoreColumbia approves tax levy ordinance
The Columbia City Council approved a tax levy ordinance for the current fiscal year during its last regular meeting of the year on Dec. 16. The city’s tax levy amount…
Read MoreProperty assessments slightly lower again
Continuing a recent trend, overall assessments of residential and commercial property in Monroe County for 2013 are slightly lower on average than last year. A complete list of assessed property…
Read MoreMonroe County included in St. Louis’ 250th Birthday campaign
St. Louisans are currently voting for their favorite local spots as a part of stl250’s Cakeway to the West campaign, in honor of the city’s 250th birthday, and Monroe County…
Read MoreHSS, Hecker come to terms
While little information is being divulged at this time, Human Support Services has come to an agreement with the village of Hecker to build two group homes that will house…
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