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CDC updates quarantine guidance

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its guidelines for close contacts of someone with COVID-19 to provide options to reduce the time...

Columbia charity continues

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The nonprofit Columbia Caring for our Community Foundation is continuing its mission to “provide food, clothing, holiday gifts and educational supplies to students in...

More local deaths as COVID crisis continues

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Six more Monroe County residents died from COVID-19-related causes in the past week as the county passed 2,000 total cases. The two newest deaths were...

Food pantries in need of restock

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Monroe County’s food pantries are working to restock before Christmas after helping families during one of the busiest holidays, and years, in recent memory. “It’s...

Helping Strays hoping for Christmas miracle

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Angie Berry and others at Helping Strays of Monroe County share the same Christmas wish: a home for Demi. Demi is a 4-year-old, 66-pound mixed...

Two new COVID-related deaths in Monroe County

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The coronavirus continues to rage throughout Monroe County and many parts of the country. There have been 2,136 total coronavirus cases in Monroe County since...

Vaccines offer hope for brighter future

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As strange as it may seem given that cases of and hospitalizations with the novel coronavirus are worse than they have ever been in...

Columbia OKs virtual learning

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The Columbia School Board voted to have all its students learn remotely for at least the week of Nov. 30 at its meeting last...

Stay safe this Thanksgiving

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Thanksgiving is Thursday, and public health experts are urging Americans to treat the holiday differently than normal because of the coronavirus pandemic. Last Thursday, the...