Government
Revisions to enterprise zone
The Monroe County Board of Commissioners was one of several local government entities to discuss proposed changes to the Monroe/Randolph County Enterprise Zone in the past week. A request by…
Read MoreWorldly welcome at Gibault
Gibault Catholic High School has seen a number of students from all over the world come to the school for a semester, a year or even an entire high school…
Read MoreColumbia OKs budget, rate increases
Columbia water and sewer customers are facing a rate increase of 10 percent, but the money is not going down the drain. During the Columbia City Council meeting Monday night,…
Read MoreWaterloo approves budget
The Waterloo City Council approved the city’s upcoming fiscal year budget, said goodbye to a longtime alderman and awarded contracts for upcoming projects on Monday night. Waterloo’s 2023-24 fiscal year…
Read MoreProperty assessments almost ready
Monroe County Supervisor of Assessments Carl Wuertz has announced property assessments should be ready by early May. Wuertz was scheduled to update the Monroe County Board of Commissioners during its meeting…
Read MoreColumbia discusses new budget
With the home rule referendum failing earlier this month, the City of Columbia is moving ahead with preparations for its Fiscal Year 2024 budget without the benefit of additional revenue…
Read MoreRandolph, St.Clair County races decided
For our readers in neighboring Randolph and St. Clair counties, there were multiple contested races decided on April 4. While vote-by-mail ballots must be postmarked by April 4, election authorities…
Read MoreDarter aims to move forward
While a number of mail-in ballots have yet to be returned following voting last week, the results of the 2023 Waterloo mayoral election appear to be in, with outgoing alderman…
Read MoreMonroe County opposes Illinois gun ban
Monroe County State’s Attorney Ryan Webb has joined 32 other Illinois counties in supporting an effort to overturn a statewide weapons ban. Public Act 102-1116, also known as the Protect…
Read MoreNew pagers for fire departments
It’s all systems go for local fire departments since a new set of pagers have been activated. Monroe County Public Safety Director Kevin Scheibe during Monday’s meeting of the Monroe…
Read MoreWaterloo ups rate for trash pickup
The Waterloo City Council on Monday night approved an increase in the monthly household charge for trash and recycling pickup and approved a handful of other measures. The new monthly…
Read MoreNew mayor in Waterloo
“Time for change” was the theme for the challenger in the Waterloo mayor’s race. That change came Tuesday night, as outgoing alderman Stan Darter defeated longtime mayor Tom Smith. Smith,…
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