City/County
Columbia park purchase funds go missing
An investigation has been launched by the FBI into about $380,000 missing as part of a transaction between the city of Columbia and Columbia American Legion Post 581 for the…
Read MoreHecker denies HSS occupancy permit request
The Hecker Village Board last Tuesday night voted unanimously to reject a request from Human Support Services for a special use occupancy permit to house eight developmentally disabled adults total…
Read MoreHecker mulls HSS homes
The Hecker Zoning Board of Appeals last week voted 5-2 to recommend approving a special use request by Human Support Services to permit occupancy of four unrelated adults in each…
Read MoreCandidates announce for elected county offices
Three men — two Republicans and one Democrat — last week announced their candidacies for various Monroe County offices in the 2014 election. Tuesday marked the first day for prospective…
Read MoreCounty buys new ambulance
The Monroe County Board met Tuesday morning following the Labor Day holiday, and in its first action of the month, gave final approval for the purchase of a new county…
Read MoreColumbia church hopes to save 143-year-old school
In order to raise funds to save an old schoolhouse built in 1870, members of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Columbia are hosting a basket auction next Saturday evening. Restoring…
Read MoreWaterloo schools to receive large state reimbursement
After several years of waiting, the Waterloo School District learned last week they will be receiving $20.1 million promised by the state as part of the 2006 referendum to build…
Read MoreSchool enrollments mixed across the area
After the bell has rung and students are seated in their classrooms across the area, district officials have totaled up the enrollment numbers for this school year. While some schools…
Read MoreMan injured during Waterloo Homecoming parade
Emergency personnel handled an injury accident involving a parade float early Saturday evening during the Waterloo Homecoming parade A parade participant from St. Paul United Church of Christ was apparently…
Read MoreWaterloo set to celebrate city’s 125th anniversary
To honor Waterloo’s history as the city prepares to celebrate the 125th anniversary of receiving its city charter, officials are reviving the past with a series of events, activities and…
Read MorePolice radio problems in Columbia
Columbia Police Chief Joe Edwards presented the city council Monday night with an option to remedy problems plaguing the city’s new 800 MHz public safety radio system. The Motorola STARCOM…
Read MoreBaptist missionaries offer comfort through bears
While teams from Builders for Christ have been converging on Waterloo to help First Baptist Church complete a construction surge on their new Beacon facility on Market Street, other groups…
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