Government
Neighbor shreds skate park
The Waterloo City Council on Monday night heard from a neighbor of the skate park about what he termed as “dangerous and illegal behavior” taking place there. Alan Mitan has…
Read MoreZoning OK for ‘grain bin’ BNB
The Monroe County Zoning Board of Appeals approved a special use exception for a “grain bin” bed and breakfast at its meeting last Wednesday night. The request was granted to…
Read MoreMonroe County final multiplier issued
Monroe County has been issued a final property assessment equalization factor of 1.0000 by the Illinois Department of Revenue. The property assessment equalization factor, often called the “multiplier,” is the…
Read MoreAll roads lead to Columbia
There was a smorgasbord of action and discussion items on the menu during Monday’s meeting of the Columbia City Council. A common thread in much of the discussion involved roadways…
Read MoreCounty talks dispatching, EMS, warrants
The Monroe County Board met in regular session Monday morning and passed several items relating to county dispatch, emergency medical services and search warrant protocol. The first item approved was…
Read MoreCreekside Estates concerns expressed
Residents of the Creekside Estates subdivision approached the Waterloo City Council on Aug. 1 about concerns with two detention basins near their properties. Scott Gross, a resident of Creekside Drive,…
Read MoreVideo gambling totals rise
Following the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resultant lockdown, video gambling in Monroe County is now seemingly bigger than ever before. Based on data from the Illinois Gaming…
Read MoreColumbia revisits video gambling
A year after the City of Columbia issued a moratorium on new A-1 and A-2 liquor licenses needed to operate video gambling machines, the city council is making plans to…
Read MoreGreenhouse, fowl discussed in Waterloo
A Waterloo resident spoke with the Waterloo Ordinance Committee on Monday to request adjustments to city ordinances concerning residential greenhouses and fowl-keeping. Much of the Aug. 1 committee meeting focused…
Read MoreMonroe County dispatchers honored
During Monday’s meeting of the Monroe County Board, three members of the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department dispatching team were recognized for outstanding performance and professionalism in handling two separate calls…
Read MoreColumbia adds department, director
The Columbia City Council meeting Monday night featured several administrative actions. The first action split the duties of Columbia’s city engineer and director of public works positions. Prior to the…
Read MoreCounty hears Oak Hill updates
Evergreen Pointe Transitional Care has reopened at the county-run Oak Hill senior living community in Waterloo, county commissioners learned this week. Oak Hill Administrator Shari Kruep gave a report of…
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