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Vaccine clinics this week; COVID death count lowered
The Monroe County Health Department announced on Tuesday the dates for three more clinics for residents to get the COVID-19 vaccine. The county will administer first doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech…
Crash on Route 3 south of Waterloo
Traffic was backed up following a multi-vehicle crash with injury near the Sydenstricker Nobbe John Deere dealership at 6469 State Route 3 south of Waterloo. The crash occurred shortly after…
Rollover crash on I-255
Emergency personnel responded to a rollover crash on westbound I-255 near the Fish Lake overpass by milepost 5.5 in Columbia about 6:50 p.m. Wednesday as a thunderstorm rolled through the…
I-255 lane closure Thursday
The Missouri Department of Transportation announced that one westbound lane of I-255 on the Jefferson Barracks Bridge will be closed from 9 a.m to 6 p.m. Thursday.
Getting physical at the Baebler Farm
Baebler Educational Farm just added another attraction thanks to Waterloo High School senior Gabe Lewis. Lewis recently earned the rank of Eagle Scout after completing an exercise trail at the…
Young volunteer glad to serve
The few thousand people who have received at least one of their COVID-19 vaccine shots at the Monroe County Fairgrounds may have noticed many of the volunteers who make these…
New blood in Columbia
There will soon be new blood in Columbia City Hall after three individuals who have not served in city government won election Tuesday night. Monroe County Coroner Bob Hill beat…
Waterloo zoning head resigns
The resignation of a city official and police detective along with steps to approve the upcoming fiscal year budget were among matters recently brought before the Waterloo City Council. Jim…
Monroe County hires first black deputy
Monroe County has the first black deputy in its 205-year history after Sheriff Neal Rohlfing swore in Calvin Savage at the Monroe County Board meeting Monday morning. Rohlfing downplayed…
The ‘horrid’ tales of Long COVID
For millions of people who contract the novel coronavirus, the recovery process lasts only a few days or a couple of weeks at most. But the National Institutes of Health…