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Truck strikes tree west of Red Bud
Emergency personnel responded about 11:40 a.m. Friday to the 5500 block of MM Road east of Reed Road in rural Monroe County after a Dodge Ram struck a tree. The…
Barn fire south of Columbia
Multiple departments responded shortly before 10 a.m. Friday to a fully involved pole barn fire at 101 Hill Castle Court south of Columbia. The barn, owned by Nathaniel Reinhold, was…
Missing girl located south of Waterloo
Emergency personnel in Monroe County were searching Thursday night for a young girl who went missing south of Waterloo. Thankfully, she was located early Friday morning. The female, 13-year-old Isabella…
Skate park, splash pad discussed
Troubles concerning the skate park and a reveal of two bids for the planned splash pad were among the larger topics of discussion during the Waterloo Park District Board meeting…
CASA volunteer called to serve
When Linda Lloyd moved to Columbia from New Jersey along with her husband, she wanted to find some way to occupy her time during retirement. She ended up volunteering for…
County hears tax, road updates
After two days of budget hearings last week in preparation for creation of the Fiscal Year 2023 budget, the Monroe County Commissioners had a relatively light agenda Monday morning. Monroe…
MCEDC awarded $75K grant
The Monroe County Economic Development Corporation recently received a grant of $75,000 from the state of Illinois. The announcement came last week from Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department…
More ARPA funds for local towns
Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity announced last week that more than 1,200 small cities, towns, and villages across Illinois will receive $371 million…
Mr. BBQ coming to Columbia
Kiwan Guyton, owner of Mr. BBQ at Mystic Oak Golf Course in Waterloo, announced Thursday he is opening a second location at 1280 Columbia Centre in Columbia. No opening date…
Red Bud meat market gets grant
A meat processor in Red Bud was among six such businesses in Illinois to receive federal funds to upgrade and expand their operations under the latest round of a USDA…