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Solar farm hearing delayed again
Attendance of the Monroe County Planning Commission meeting scheduled for this Thursday night, Aug. 7, will likely be diminished as a solar farm proposed in rural Waterloo has been removed…
School mental health screenings coming soon
Illinois public school students could soon receive free mental health screenings each year. Gov. JB Pritzker signed Senate Bill 1560 on July 31, which would require the Illinois State Board…
Real Estate Transactions | July 21-25, 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…
Stolen vehicle tip unfounded
The Columbia Police Department and Monroe County Sheriff’s Department responded early Tuesday afternoon to the area of Bluff Road near Columbia after receiving a GPS ping for a vehicle reported…
Serious injury crash near Waterloo
A serious injury rollover crash occurred about 2:20 p.m. Sunday in the 6500 block of Route 3 near the Sydenstricker Nobbe Partners John Deere dealership south of Waterloo. The car…
Woman’s body found in Mississippi River
The body of a deceased woman found floating Sunday afternoon in the Mississippi River has been identified. Emergency personnel responded about 2 p.m. to the river near Columbia after a…
Vehicle fire in Columbia
The Columbia Fire Department responded shortly before 1:30 p.m. Friday to a vehicle fire in the 500 block of North Rapp Avenue. The vehicle was fully engulfed in flames upon…
Vehicle strikes Red Roof in Columbia
The Columbia police and fire departments responded to Red Roof Liquor & Lottery at 301 Southport Drive shortly before 10:30 a.m. Wednesday for a report of a vehicle striking the…
Toddler’s pool death a ‘tragic accident’
A 13-month-old child found unresponsive in a swimming pool outside of a Waterloo home Monday afternoon has died in what police described as a “heartbreaking and tragic accident.” The Monroe…
Heat and heartache at the fair
With a scenic Sunday evening sunset, the Monroe County Fair came to a close for another year that, though successful, left plenty of folks wringing the sweat from their shirts…