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County board updates code
At Tuesday’s meeting of the Monroe County Board, commissioners and Monroe County Clerk Jonathan McLean finalized an update to the county’s code of ordinances. With the exception of zoning regulations,…
Dillon pleads guilty in drug death
A Columbia man was sentenced to prison last week in connection with the October 2021 death of 27-year-old Clayton Augustine of Waterloo. Derek A. Dillon, 35, entered a plea of…
Columbia OKs budget
The new fiscal year budget for the City of Columbia was passed Monday night as proposed. After a work session during which the budget was reviewed and Columbia City Administrator…
Catholic listening session a success
On March 20, participants from Ss. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Waterloo, St. Augustine in Hecker, St. Mary’s in Valmeyer and St. Patrick’s in Tipton participated in the worldwide…
Romania’s refuge from the war zone
What started as a mission to feed hungry kids in Romania is now opening its doors to individuals across the Ukrainian border fleeing from the dangers of war. Cindy Getchman,…
County sued over Oak Hill firing
Susan Nordhaus, former director of nursing at Oak Hill, the county-owned senior living facility in Waterloo, has filed suit against Monroe County after the county board voted to terminate her…
Pool petition options mulled
Even though discussing a potential pool was not on the Waterloo Park District Board meeting agenda last Wednesday night, it continued solidifying itself as a topic of discussion. Obtaining petition…
Highway memorializes fallen trooper
The legacy of late Illinois State Police Trooper Nicholas J. Hopkins has been permanently etched into his hometown of Waterloo since his death in 2019, as now is evidenced by…
IDPH changes COVID data focus
The Illinois Department of Public Health is altering the COVID-19 data it is reporting. Many of these changes are due to recent CDC guidelines for tracking COVID-19. As explained in…
Tuesday crash in Waterloo
Emergency personnel responded about 4:15 p.m. Tuesday to a single-vehicle crash on Route 3 at North Market Street in Waterloo. The vehicle, a Jeep SUV, went off the roadway and…