Columbia teen donating homemade dresses
A Columbia teenager is making the most of the extra downtime she has due to COVID-19 by...
Waterloo bus driver teaches students
A local bus driver for the Waterloo school district has used her sphere of influence to teach...
Coronavirus cases continue across the region
Monroe County’s coronavirus case total has risen by 20 since June 23, and it saw potentially its 13th death from the virus...
Longtime librarian closes book on career
“A library isn’t one person. What makes a library great is all the people involved.”
Farmers report average wheat harvest
Throughout Monroe County, it has been difficult to miss the scurrying work of farmers in giant machines...
Online auction to replace fair’s market
Before last year’s Monroe County Fair, Jacey Baum of Fults was preparing to show cattle like she...
More COVID cases in Monroe County; new death reported
Monroe County saw more people contract the coronavirus in recent days, bringing the overall county total to 126 cases since the pandemic...
Region enters Phase 4
Every region in Illinois is scheduled to move to the fourth phase of the state’s reopening plan...
Teacher sues after Facebook fiasco
A Columbia Middle School teacher filed suit in Monroe County court earlier this month after a false...
Six new coronavirus cases reported in Monroe County
Monroe County reported six new COVID-19 cases between Monday and Tuesday, bringing the overall total to 115.
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Monroe County tops 100 coronavirus cases
It took roughly 10 weeks from the first reported case, but Monroe County passed the century mark of coronavirus cases last week.
Protests make way to Monroe County
Over 50 individuals gathered in front of Columbia City Hall last Thursday to protest racism and police...