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County improvements discussed
Improvement was the main topic at the Monroe County Board of Commissioners meeting Tuesday morning. The first improvement discussed was an upgrade to the plumbing at the Monroe County Jail.…
COVID death count muted
The state classification of COVID deaths has long been a contentious subject, and speculation is now causing the Monroe County Health Department to stop reporting them. Monroe County Health Department…
Man charged in fentanyl death
A Columbia man has been charged in connection with the drug-induced death this past fall of 27-year-old Clayton Augustine of Waterloo. The charging documents, filed Feb. 9, allege Derek A.…
Chamber award goes to Mathes
As a long-standing member of the Waterloo Optimist Club, Waterloo Park District and more, Shelby Mathes Sr. has served youth and adults alike. As such, he solidified his place as…
Waterloo starts veterans initiatives
Soon, the City of Waterloo will be introducing two additional programs to honor local service members – both of past and present. Hometown Heroes After seeing banners honoring service members…
Tuesday crash in Columbia
Columbia EMS, police and fire departments responded to a two-vehicle crash with injuries reported about 2:30 p.m. at Route 3 and N. Main Street. Emergency personnel were helping direct traffic…
Friday crash north of Waterloo
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department joined Columbia EMS and the Columbia Fire Department in responding at 12:05 p.m. Friday to a single-vehicle crash with injuries on northbound Route 3 south…
School mask issue to go to Supreme Court
After an appellate court declined to rule on a Sangamon County judge’s decision that issued a temporary restraining order against school mask mandates, Gov. JB Pritzker announced he would take…
As COVID claims more lives, health department to stop reporting them
The Monroe County Health Department learned of five new COVID-related deaths this week, but on Friday said it will no longer be providing such data. The most recent death, reported…
Woman found after search in Columbia
The Columbia Fire Department and Columbia EMS assisted the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department in locating a woman who was missing after her vehicle either went off the roadway or…