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Fire call east of Waterloo

Three local departments responded shortly before 10:45 p.m. Wednesday to a vehicle on fire inside a garage attached to a residence east of Waterloo. The incident occurred in the 6700…

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Wednesday fire in Waterloo

The Waterloo fire and police departments and Monroe County EMS responded just after 4:15 p.m. Wednesday for a report of a fire in a sterilization room at Smiles R Forever…

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Armed robbery at Waterloo liquor store

Police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred last Monday night at Sav-On Liquor & Wine, 915 N. Illinois Route 3, Waterloo. The Waterloo Police Department responded to the business…

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Air Force couple serves with pride

With several combined decades of service in the United States Air Force filling a range of medical positions, a Columbia couple will soon be celebrating their retirement as they’re recognized…

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Growing in Gedern

Columbia High School students recently returned from a bi-annual trip to Germany, marking the latest exchange in a long-standing relationship with the community’s sister city of Gedern. Students departed June…

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A volunteer for veterans

A Columbia woman recently received an award for her volunteer work with a nonprofit supporting military veterans, though her efforts extend far beyond one organization. At a recent annual Price…

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County tackles many topics 

The Monroe County Board has covered a wide variety of topics at its two most recent regular meetings.  During the longest regular meeting thus far this year, commissioners on June…

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Queen raising the roof at SPPCS

The ever-popular Queen of Hearts game in Waterloo has proven to be quite a successful fundraiser for Ss. Peter & Paul Catholic School, with a long-awaited renovation to the gym…

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CHS expansion update; Smith departs

At its regular monthly meeting on June 20, the Columbia School Board discussed ongoing renovations at Columbia High School, approved a final amended budget for the 2023-24 academic year and…

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Parsing panels at Zahnow

The June 17 meeting of the Waterloo School Board was especially brief, with the most substantial topic of conversation centering around a difficulty with renovations taking place at Zahnow Elementary.…

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