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Shot fired at Monroe County campground
In what police described as an isolated incident involving individuals who knew each other, possible charges are pending after a firearm was discharged Thursday night at the Freedom Lakes Campground,…
Friday morning crash north of Waterloo
A minivan and tractor pulling a wheel rake collided shortly after 10 a.m. Friday on Route 3 near GG Road north of Waterloo. The Waterloo and Columbia fire departments responded…
Helicopter crash in Waterloo
Emergency personnel responded shortly before 9:30 a.m. Friday to a helicopter crash in a cornfield near the 400 block of Mockingbird Lane west of Route 3 in Waterloo. The helicopter,…
Farm Bureau welcomes new manager
The Monroe County Farm Bureau recently hired a new certified manager. Erin Dierkes, a 22-year-old recent masters graduate, has stepped in to fill the position left by longtime manager Brenda…
Columbia adds department, director
The Columbia City Council meeting Monday night featured several administrative actions. The first action split the duties of Columbia’s city engineer and director of public works positions. Prior to the…
Brown is new WJHS assistant principal
Waterloo School District Spanish teacher Cara Brown has recently been hired as the new assistant principal at Waterloo Junior High School. Brown is currently set to fill the position for…
County hears Oak Hill updates
Evergreen Pointe Transitional Care has reopened at the county-run Oak Hill senior living community in Waterloo, county commissioners learned this week. Oak Hill Administrator Shari Kruep gave a report of…
Waterloo schools set cafeteria prices
The Waterloo School District will resume its previous requirement that students pay for their school lunches. Waterloo Superintendent of Schools Brian Charron said the policy was halted during the pandemic…
COVID levels up again locally
After being listed as “low” last week, Monroe County is now in the medium category of COVID community spread by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention – as reported…
The importance of giving blood
When her lively, limber pre-teen complained she was too tired to join fellow cheerleaders to root for the school basketball team, Christy Muertz was a bit surprised. Then daughter Kaylee…