City/County
Disease fatal to bats detected in Monroe County
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources confirmed Thursday the presence of White-Nose Syndrome, a disease fatal to several bat species, in four Illinois counties — including Monroe County. White-Nose Syndrome…
Read MoreCPD investigating woman’s death
The Columbia Police Department received assistance from an Illinois State Police Crime Scene Services unit and the Monroe County Coroner’s office for an active death investigation at a residence in…
Read MoreJudge again sides with ministry in Coleman wrongful death suit
A judge dismissed counts against Joyce Meyer Ministries in a recently refiled wrongful death lawsuit against the ministry and its former employee, Chris Coleman, during a hearing held Wednesday afternoon…
Read MoreLawmakers react to Quinn’s state address
On Feb. 6, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn presented his fifth “State of the State” address, laying out an agenda that includes letting same-sex couples get married, raising the minimum wage,…
Read MoreCharges pending in Columbia bank robbery
Columbia police worked with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and area agencies to help track down those believed to be responsible for last Monday’s robbery at Commerce Bank in Columbia.…
Read MoreContract approved for Dupo teachers
Following months of tense negotiations, a new collective bargaining agreement between Dupo’s Board of Education and Federation of Teachers and Paraprofessionals Local 1732 was approved Monday night. The two-year agreement…
Read MoreFour from Dupo injured in South County crash
Multiple emergency crews responded to a crash with serious injuries on Kinswood Drive near I-255 in South St. Louis County, Mo., around 1:30 a.m.on Feb. 2. The names of those…
Read MoreColumbia Crossing legal saga concludes
The five-year-long legal battle between the City of Columbia and developer G.J. Grewe over the proposed Columbia Crossing development has ended, it was announced at Monday’s meeting of the Columbia…
Read MoreMissouri man, woman to be charged with Columbia bank robbery
Columbia police worked with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and area agencies to help track down those responsible for robbing Commerce Bank in Columbia shortly after 1 p.m. last Monday.…
Read MoreHealth Board weighs the county’s urgent care needs
The Monroe County Health Board met last Tuesday night at the Monroe County Annex Building in Waterloo. Discussion of a possible urgent care facility took up most of the two-hour…
Read MoreWaterloo City Council approves gas rate increase
To subsidize the relocation of gas lines near Route 3 for an upcoming road improvement project, the Waterloo City Council on Monday night approved a 56 cents per month increase…
Read MoreRiver traffic still flowing, for now
Area rain and snow over the past weekend have brought a temporary reprieve for barge shippers on the middle Mississippi River. Combined with recently completed rock removal work by the…
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