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An inkling of growth?
A local business owner is looking to find a second venue for his tattoo studio but has run into a number of hurdles as he tries to find a location…
Respiratory illnesses persist
Amid a national increase in COVID-19 cases, Illinois and Monroe County have also seen a spike in other respiratory illnesses, though local trends seem to be typical for the holiday…
House earns Bronze Award
Clara House, a Junior Girl Scout with Troop 387 in Waterloo, recently earned the Bronze Award for her project at Morrison-Talbott Library in Waterloo. The Bronze Award is the highest…
Wheat yield record for Illinois
By PHYLLIS COULTER FarmWeek Illinois wheat growers broke yield records for the third year in a row. Farmers not only broke the record in 2023, they “smashed it,” according to…
Report shows status of farming
By TAMMIE SLOUP FarmWeek Farming continues to be a family business, with 97 percent of U.S. farms family-owned and accounting for 90 percent of farm production. While most U.S. farms…
Vehicle strikes utility pole in Waterloo
Emergency personnel responded shortly after 9:15 p.m. Saturday after a truck struck a utility pole on HH Road at Gall Road in Waterloo. Police said a 16-year-old female driving a…
Woman dies after SUV crashes into Columbia home
The Columbia police, fire and EMS departments responded shortly before 5:30 p.m. Friday after a white SUV struck the garage side of a residence in the 200 block of North…
Woman safely talked off JB Bridge
Columbia police and fire department personnel assisted St. Louis County agencies at about 4 a.m. Wednesday after a distressed woman was on the ledge of the Missouri side of the…
Double drug overdose save in Columbia
Police and EMS personnel responded about 1:15 p.m. Wednesday to two occupants in a vehicle who were overdosing on suspected fentanyl on the I-255 ramp to southbound Route 3 near…
What’s in store for 2024?
An array of legislation, construction projects and other developments are expected for the coming year both locally and statewide along with a major national news item set to come at…