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Ta-ta to Tullis
Columbia Middle School teacher Mark Tullis retired at the close of the 2023-24 academic year, marking the end of a 34-year-long career full of pranks, performance and improvement for both…
APEX is here to help
A Western Illinois University office in Columbia recently received a substantial state grant meant to help further efforts in connecting local businesses with government contracting opportunities. APEX Accelerator Program Director…
State budget breakdown
The Illinois General Assembly last Wednesday passed a $53.1 billion state budget for fiscal year 2025, with some of the larger line items focusing on a regional quantum information science…
County gets jail project update
In a short regular meeting of the Monroe County Board on Monday, commissioners heard good news about the progress of the Monroe County Jail expansion project. Monroe County Maintenance Director…
A ‘dust up’ in Columbia
During Monday’s meeting of the Columbia City Council, Mayor Bob Hill expressed optimism that recent work on a stretch of Old Route 3 which caused dusty conditions in the northern…
PDR police seeking reckless dirt bikers
The Prairie du Rocher Police Department is seeking input from the public in identifying the drivers of dirt bikes who may have endangered the public just prior to the start…
Drug and burglary charges for local man
A Columbia man is facing drug charges locally and burglary charges in Missouri following his arrest last week. The Columbia Police Department said Eric J. Frierdich, 38, of Columbia, was…
Lawsuit on LPR cameras
A federal lawsuit accuses Illinois State Police and state officials of operating an unconstitutional “system of dragnet surveillance” through license plate-reading cameras that track motorist’s whereabouts. The Chicago Sun-Times reported…
Monday crash near New Hanover
The Columbia Fire Department assisted the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department in responding shortly before 5 p.m. Monday to a single-vehicle crash in the area of 8800 block of Gall Road…
ID theft, meth charges in Waterloo
A local man faces multiple felonies in connection with a financial fraud case investigated by the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department. Police said that on the morning of May 16, the…