Government
Schimpf chooses running mate
Paul Schimpf of Waterloo, Republican candidate for Illinois Governor, announced Carolyn Schofield as his choice for Lieutenant Governor and running mate. “I am honored and excited to be running with…
Read MoreOSHA mandate debate brews
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is grabbing national headlines, but recent OSHA actions have caused concern locally as well. Monroe County Health Department Administrator John Wagner said the federal…
Read MoreCOVID a topic for county board
The first meeting of 2022 for the Monroe County Board on Monday continued in the same vein of the past two calendar years with COVID-19 being the main topic of…
Read MoreColumbia scrambling on OSHA mandate
The City of Columbia is in a race against the clock to conform to Occupational Safety and Health Administration guidelines concerning employees and COVID-19 by Jan. 10. On Nov. 5,…
Read MoreFire chief change a hot topic for Prairie Du Pont
A handful of community members bundled up together last Wednesday night outside the Prairie Du Pont firehouse in Dupo. By the end of the night, they had called for resignations,…
Read MoreNew laws for the new year
As Illinoisans prepare for the first day of 2022 this Saturday, there are 300 new laws scheduled to take effect. Some new laws beginning Jan. 1 include insurance companies being…
Read MoreColumbia subdivision approved, with conditions
Roads were the main points of business at the Columbia City Council meeting Monday night. Action was taken concerning Quarry Road and Skyline Drive, and Rueck Road was discussed for…
Read MoreNew voter precincts approved
In the course of two weeks, Monroe County Clerk Jonathan McLean managed to consolidate 37 city and county voter precincts into 25 with only one minor adjustment requested from a…
Read MoreValmeyer begins TIF renewal
At the Valmeyer Village Board meeting last Tuesday, trustees voted to approve a tax levy for the upcoming fiscal year, heard a report about a public use area in the…
Read MoreColumbia talks subdivision, levies taxes
The plan has changed, but the discussion is the same regarding a proposed subdivision in the northern part of Columbia. During Monday’s Columbia City Council meeting, public input on a…
Read MoreJudge returning to Monroe County
It’s official: the county’s resident circuit judge will return to the Monroe County Courthouse with the start of the new year, per 2022 judicial assignments. Judge Chris Hitzemann spent the…
Read MoreNew county chairman, election precincts
Prior to adopting the county budget for the upcoming fiscal year during a special meeting on Friday, Dennis Knobloch was elected new chairman of the Monroe County Board. “I’m very…
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