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Your new Monroe County royalty
As with each Monroe County Fair, the first day of the week was capped off with a pageant naming the year’s Monroe County Fair Queen and Little Miss. Folks filled…
A century of Florence
Few can say they’ve lived to celebrate their 100th birthday. Even fewer can say they’ve hit that milestone while still sharp and spry enough to maintain their driver’s license. Florence…
A passion for teaching
With 25 years spent in the Columbia School District and 10 years before that teaching in Waterloo, Donna Weirschem stepped away from the classroom this spring having shown great love…
Foray from the flood
Monroe County residents were rocked with heavy rains early last week that caused substantial flooding and had first responders rushing from scene to scene as they rescued stranded motorists, cleared…
Ganey getting started in Columbia
Following the recent departure of Dr. Alyssa Smith, a new Columbia Assistant Superintendent of Schools has already hit the ground running this month, bringing almost two decades of experience in…
CHS expansion project continues
Construction at Columbia High School was a major point of discussion for the Columbia School Board last week, though board members also approved the sale of $14.5 million in debt…
County issued tentative multiplier
Monroe County has been issued a tentative property assessment equalization factor of 1.0297 by the Illinois Department of Revenue. The property assessment equalization factor, often called the “multiplier,” is the…
New leader for Historic Main Street Columbia
The Historic Main Street Columbia Association recently announced that Amanda Wagner has officially taken on the role of executive director. Wagner owns a business in Columbia and participates in vendor…
Reaction from Biden bowing out
unced Sunday he is no longer running for the White House against Republican Donald Trump in this year’s election after concerns about his age and ability to do the job.…
Fire in garage near Hecker
The Hecker Fire Department responded at 7 p.m. Tuesday to a fire inside a garage attached to a residence in the 8500 block of Nike Road. The home was unoccupied…