Waterloo plays natural gas futures game
The City of Waterloo participates in a natural gas futures program as a way to protect its residents from unexpected price fluctuations.
Columbia man charged with sex crimes
Benjamin J. Foxx
A Columbia man was charged with 11 counts of felony sex crimes stemming from alleged...
Stolen car crashes in Columbia, helper has truck stolen
The Metro-East Auto Theft Task Force is investigating following an early Monday morning incident involving a car stolen out of Missouri that...
Rollover crash near fairgrounds
The Waterloo Fire Department assisted police and Monroe County EMS in responding to a rollover crash at 4177 State Route 156 near...
Fire destroys Dupo home
Firefighters work to extinguish a Sunday night house fire at 500 S. Main Street in Dupo.
Multiple departments...
Extension has new leader
Amy Cope
Those in the agriculture community have begun to familiarize themselves with a new face in a...
Stabbing victim grateful for second chance at life
Pictured, Mercy Hospital South operating room personnel who operated on Waterloo stabbing victim Jonathan Mitchell took a few minutes out of...
Fausz retiring from county
In 1981, the Monroe County assessor’s office was in what Mike Fausz described as “turmoil.”
Police report 2019 totals
Like in 2018, calls for service increased at two of the main police departments in Monroe County last year, though the two...
Dupo man bounces back
In order to get where he is today as president and owner of Inline Data Systems in...
Giving back to first responders
Pictured, first responders enjoy conversation and a breakfast of bacon and eggs at House of Neighborly Service in Waterloo on Monday...
CHS considers rebranding
Columbia High School will soon be getting a makeover.
CHS Principal Brian Reeves spoke to the Columbia School Board...
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Sports Year in Review
The year 2018 was a banner year for Monroe County athletes, all the way through.
It began in January, when Waterloo junior Jenna Schwartz was...
Attempted murder charge in Waterloo stabbing
Trevor C. Hudson
A 26-year-old man faces an attempted murder charge following an early Friday morning stabbing in...
DUI injury crash at Walmart
Pictured is the scene of the accident Friday.
Emergency personnel responded shortly after noon Friday to the...
Inmate dies at county jail
The Illinois State Police is investigating the death of an inmate in the Monroe County Jail early Friday morning.