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Monroe County gains residents
Results from the 2020 census were released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Thursday, which Illinois and other states will use to redraw congressional district maps. Of all the counties…
Ogle’s legacy lives on
The Columbia City Council approved a preliminary plat for the Ogle Estates subdivision on Aug. 2. While the development is a modest, 10-lot plan near Eckert Lane in the northern…
Columbia begins comprehensive plan process
Monday night approved a recommendation to select Shockey Consulting for its upcoming comprehensive plan project and for GIS services. Columbia Director of Community Development Scott Dunakey, who will also be…
Waterloo faced with ‘complicated’ school year
As Waterloo Superintendent Brian Charron said at Monday’s school board meeting, “it is a very complicated year.” With discussions on mask policies and school bus driver shortages taking up the…
Cornerstone Laine back in play?
While Cornerstone Laine was not mentioned specifically, the Waterloo City Council on Monday amended city code to allow for an override of zoning board decisions on future special use permit…
COVID spike continues
Monroe County is seeing an average of about 15 new COVID-19 cases a day, with 115 active cases and three people hospitalized as of Wednesday. The number of new cases…
Roider trial begins next week
Next week, Kyle Roider of Waterloo will stand trial for the January 2019 shooting death of Steven Becker. The trial proceedings begin with jury selection at 9 a.m. Monday in…
JB Bridge overhaul planned
Beginning next spring, Monroe Countians who work in or travel to St. Louis will see a change in their daily commute as a major “rehabilitation” project on the I-255 Jefferson…
Driver charged with DUI after striking bicyclist
A young Columbia man now faces felony charges after he allegedly struck and injured a bicyclist while driving drunk on Saturday morning. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department said that shortly…
ATV crash in rural Monroe County
Emergency personnel responded shortly before 8:30 p.m. Sunday to an ATV crash in the area of Outlet Road near Levee Road west of Maeystown. Responding agencies included the Maeystown Fire…