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Bost talks solar and faces critics

U.S. Congressman Mike Bost (R-Murphysboro) made a stop in New Athens on Friday as part of several visits throughout his district on various matters.  The purpose of Bost’s visit to…

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Waterloo OKs growth, improvements

The Waterloo City Council approved the annexation of additional land into city limits and made measures for both roadway and business expansion at recent meetings. During its March 17 meeting,…

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Columbia vehicle burglary arrests

Two men were arrested and charged with 37 counts of burglary, one count of residential burglary and one count of possession of a stolen vehicle in connection with Columbia incidents…

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Snowball student shares progress

The Monroe County Coalition for Drug-Free Communities gathered at the start of the month, with March’s gathering featuring a presentation by a student who’s been participating in the group’s youth-focused…

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Storm damage at Rock City

The severe storm on March 14 which produced an EF-1 tornado that traveled through Monroe County led to an incident at the Rock City cave business complex in Valmeyer –…

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Real Estate Transactions | March 10-14

The location of real estate transactions with only the parcel number listed may be viewed be entering the number on the Monroe County GIS website ‘Parcel Viewer.’ All transactions may…

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Tuesday crash in Columbia

Emergency personnel responded shortly before 5 p.m. Tuesday to a two-vehicle crash on Route 3 at Southwoods Drive near Moto Mart in Columbia. There were no initial injuries reported, but…

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Tuesday crash in Waterloo

Emergency personnel responded shortly before 12:15 p.m. Tuesday to a two-vehicle crash in the 100 block of Kasey Lane in Waterloo. One of the vehicles was reported to be smoking…

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Suspect flees following domestic incident

Multiple local law enforcement agencies responded late Friday night to the area of West Third Street near Ss. Peter & Paul Catholic School in Waterloo following a domestic disturbance that…

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Brush fire south of Waterloo

The Waterloo Fire Department responded shortly before noon Saturday to a brush fire spreading near two sheds in the 4900 block of Sportsman Road near Waterloo Sportsman’s Club. The incident…

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