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Water concerns flooding Columbia officials
There’s water, water everywhere in Columbia, but several residents are claiming city officials have left them high and dry. During the Nov. 3 city council meeting, three individuals spoke about…
Coalition hears drug-fighting message
This month’s meeting of the Monroe County Coalition for Drug-Free Communities primarily featured a presentation from a member of the Illinois National Guard whose work over the past two years…
Making bookkeeping easy
A local accounting expert with a healthy background in the field recently began her own freelance service, opening her door to any local business hoping to get or keep their…
Columbia infrastructure updates
The first step in procuring materials to finally fix Valmeyer Road was taken during the Nov. 3 Columbia City Council meeting, with further updates provided as part of Monday’s meeting.…
Husband charged in fatal crash
Charges were filed Thursday in the Monroe County Circuit Clerk’s office in connection with a fatal one-vehicle crash that occurred in May. The crash, which happened about 1:30 a.m. May…
Guilty plea in fatal Red Bud crash
The North County News reported that on Nov. 7, Jayden Ethington returned to the Randolph County Courthouse for what was scheduled to be a bench trial for his role in…
Low river levels hurt harvest logistics
While the upper Mississippi River’s lock and dam system is keeping navigation efficient, low river levels on the lower Mississippi for the fourth consecutive year are threatening U.S. grain exports.…
Real Estate Transactions | Nov. 3-7, 2025
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…
Tuesday evening crash in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded shortly after 7 p.m. to a two-vehicle injury crash on North Main Street near Wedgewood Drive in Columbia. Police said a 2013 Volkswagen sedan driven by April…
Former jail inmate sues sheriff, deputies
A Springfield man filed charges Monday with the Monroe County Clerk’s Office alleging his civil rights were violated while he was an inmate at the Monroe County Jail. The lawsuit…