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New trail OK’d in Columbia
The Columbia Department of Public Works has another project to add to its already busy schedule. The city recently received a Transportation Alternatives Program grant, a federally-funded program designed to…
Read MoreCDC warns of vaping-related illness ‘outbreak’
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning citizens about what it calls an “outbreak” of vaping-related illnesses. That comes as 530 cases of individuals getting sick from a…
Read MoreLocally made film to premiere soon
A movie shot locally and featuring several local actors is set to be released in just a few months. “We have some really great footage,” the film’s director, Julie M.…
Read MoreCAP cadets flying right
Only about a month into its existence at the Red Brick School in Red Bud, the Civil Air Patrol Cadet Program promoted its first class of students last Wednesday. One…
Read MorePOW-MIA monument unveiling Saturday
After being named a POW-MIA City this spring, Waterloo is taking more steps to honor veterans who were prisoners of war or are missing in action. It is doing that…
Read MoreHamilton is new Waterloo postmaster
Almost a year after Michael Hovey retired last September, the Waterloo post office officially has a new postmaster, as Adam Hamilton was installed Friday morning. A Columbia native, Hamilton started…
Read MoreToenjes was ‘second mom’ to many
Friends of the 73-year-old Waterloo woman who died in a fatal crash in Columbia on Labor Day are remembering her as a member of their family. Diann Toenjes died Sept.…
Read MoreTrade war hurting county farmers
Since last summer, the United States and China have been engaged in a trade war, the effects of which can be seen in Monroe County. Since last summer, the United…
Read More‘He was our light’ | Trooper Hopkins remembered
Oftentimes, after returning home from a shift with the Illinois State Police, Nick Hopkins would have a song on his lips that he recently heard. He would sing it to…
Read MoreCommunity supports Hopkins family
An hour before the candlelight vigil in memory of fallen Illinois State Police Trooper Nick Hopkins Thursday night, Ashley Hewitt finished the first four of what will be thousands of…
Read MoreCourt denies Sunset Overlook’s request
Judge Julia Gomric denied Sunset Overlook’s request that she reconsider an Aug. 14 order that prohibits the Columbia establishment from certain activities. Gomric made that ruling at the St. Clair…
Read MoreSplash pad pursued in Waterloo
The Waterloo Park District is working toward building a splash pad at William Zimmer Memorial Park. At its meeting on Aug. 16, the park district board voted to apply for…
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