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Shots fired incident north of Valmeyer
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department is investigating an early Sunday incident north of Valmeyer. Deputies responded about 1:45 a.m. to the rural area of B Road at Merrimac Road for…
Summer camp care for EMS
A number of emergency responders took the first step toward a wilderness care merit badge as they trekked around Camp Vandeventer west of Waterloo last week to practice search and…
CHS senior has slick idea
An automotive-loving student in this year’s Monroe County startUP class was recently named Entrepreneur of the Year, with his oil change business standing out for the program’s board of directors.…
Coleman civil case lingers
Friday marked the 14th anniversary of the 2009 murders of Sheri Coleman and her young sons Gavin and Garett in Columbia and 12th anniversary of a jury’s 2011 conviction of…
Bill ending book bans
A piece of state legislation recently passed by the Illinois Senate could see libraries banning books lose access to state funding. House Bill 2789 amends the Illinois Library System Act…
Senior neglect concerns raised
A recent Facebook post highlighting a case of alleged neglect at the Oak Hill senior care center in Waterloo circulated last week, with an investigation into the matter ongoing. Mary…
Drug-free coalition resumes
The Monroe County Coalition for Drug-Free Communities on May 1 met publicly for the first time in several months to discuss the growing presence and impact of cannabis, with plans…
Assault weapons ban back in force
he assault weapons ban Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law in January is back in force after a federal appeals court on Thursday blocked a temporary injunction that a lower…
All that and more at Columbia General Store
Two Columbia men recently started up a new business hoping to evoke the community’s history while offering a wide variety of merchandise. Operated by business partners Steven Frierdich and Steve…
Economic volatility for farmers
The usual optimism farmers carry into spring planting shouldn’t overlook growing economic concerns this season. The Federal Reserve’s latest interest hike — the ninth consecutive increase since last year —…