Government
Call for halt to postage hike
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (D-Maryland) asked the Postal Regulatory Commission last week to halt a postal rate increase scheduled for July. He was joined…
Read MoreColumbia council shuffle
During its first meeting since former Columbia Alderman Doug Garmer resigned May 9 to accept a nomination to the Monroe County Board, the Columbia City Council swore in a new…
Read MoreCounty sets officials’ salaries
Prior to the Monroe County Board setting salaries for elected officials who are on the November 2024 ballot, Monroe County Coroner Bob Hill made a plea for commissioners to reconsider…
Read MoreWaterloo OKs purchases
Money was on the mind of the Waterloo City Council on Monday night as aldermen approved matters involving department heads, its electric plant, infrastructure and police. The largest monetary item…
Read MoreGarmer joins county board
Former Columbia Alderman Doug Garmer took his seat as county commissioner a few months earlier than expected during Thursday morning’s meeting of the Monroe County Board. Garmer replaced Dennis Knobloch,…
Read MoreSplash pad project cresting
The Waterloo Park Board met recently for the penultimate meeting before its completion deadline for the long-awaited Waterloo Community Splash Pad. With just over a month to go, the project…
Read MoreColumbia’s public safety push grows
In a somewhat timely announcement Monday, Columbia Mayor Bob Hill reported the city may be close to securing a property to be used for construction of a new public safety…
Read MoreWaterloo honors, supports police
National Law Enforcement Week is celebrated May 12-18, but the Waterloo City Council got ahead of that recognition by honoring and supporting its local police in multiple ways Monday night. …
Read MoreBost introduces SOLAR Act
U.S. Rep. Mike Bost (R-Murphysboro) recently introduced the Securing Our Lands And Resources Act. Bost said that if approved, this legislation would establish guidelines for solar panel projects on prime…
Read MoreAssessments on the way?
Following some notable delays in the publication of the 2022 assessments that contributed to some holiday season tax bill due dates, this year’s round of assessments could be on the…
Read MoreColumbia passes budget
Despite the City of Columbia projected to have a $3.67 million deficit in Fiscal Year 2024-25, Columbia City Administrator Doug Brimm said he feels the city is in “outstanding financial…
Read MoreWaterloo approves budget
The Waterloo City Council on Monday night approved a $64 million budget for the city in advance of the 2024-25 fiscal year that begins May 1. Budgeted revenues are at…
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