Government
Splash pad start on horizon
The Waterloo Park Board met Thursday for its regular monthly meeting, where commissioners said goodbye to longtime attorney Mary Buettner, discussed a range of typical park matters and announced pending…
Read MoreNew gender-neutral restroom law
A measure that allows multiple-occupancy public restrooms in Illinois to be labeled gender-neutral was signed into law Friday by Gov. J.B. Pritzker. Per the Chicago Tribune, the measure amends the…
Read MoreCharron joins Waterloo City Council
Waterloo Mayor Stan Darter on Monday officially appointed Tina Charron to the Ward III seat on the Waterloo City Council vacated by Jason Goff, who resigned in June due to…
Read MoreColumbia soccer park approved
The Columbia City Council approved a number of items Monday, including a green light for the first phase of a planned youth sports complex near the intersection of Bluff and…
Read MoreCounty in good financial shape
The Monroe County Board of Commissioners heard a positive report about the county’s financial standing during its Monday morning meeting. Keith Slussen of Columbia accounting firm Fick, Eggemeyer & Williamson…
Read MoreNew law protects shooting complex
New legislation signed into law recently allows the state to explore entering into an agreement with a private company to run the World Shooting and Recreational Complex near Sparta. The…
Read MoreTentative multiplier for Monroe County
Monroe County has been issued a tentative property assessment equalization factor of 1.0000, according to the Illinois Department of Revenue. The property assessment equalization factor, often called the “multiplier,” is…
Read MoreE-cigs now banned indoors
Gov. JB Pritzker on Friday signed HB 1540, a bill banning the usage of e-cigarettes in indoor public spaces. The bill adds electronic smoking devices to the 2008 Smoke-Free Illinois…
Read MoreTrucking trouble for zoning board
The Monroe County Zoning Board of Appeals met briefly last Wednesday to discuss two small items. The more substantial of the requests presented to the board concerned Andrew Large, who…
Read MoreLocal SAFE-T Act reactions
Monroe County Sheriff Neal Rohlfing and Monroe County State’s Attorney Ryan Webb issued a joint press release last week regarding the July 18 Illinois Supreme Court decision ruling the SAFE-T…
Read MoreWaterloo OKs handful of measures
During its July 17 meeting, the Waterloo City Council annexed land, approved work contracts and approved a handful of other measures. Aldermen voted in favor of an annexation agreement between…
Read MoreMonroe County added to revised state storm disaster declaration
Monroe County and 13 other counties were included in an expanded disaster proclamation due to severe weather in Illinois that occurred June 29 through July 2, Gov. JB Pritzker announced…
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