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County honors Tipton; talks safety
It seemed appropriate that National EMS Week began with a heavy emphasis on public safety during Monday’s meeting of the Monroe County Board. The old courtroom pews were full during…
Waterloo Park Board adds members
With the Waterloo Park District busy preparing the city’s recreational areas for the start of the summer season, the park board’s May meeting featured the addition of two new board…
Local bear sightings
Sightings of a young black bear in Waterloo were reported Sunday evening. These sightings were reported at Waterloo Country Club and then again in the 300 block of Druscilla Lane.…
Vaping chat, Snowball success for coalition
The Monroe County Coalition for Drug-Free Communities has recently seen some strong progress, hosting the first of several planned community forum events and earning recognition for an Operation Snowball program…
$800K stolen from Columbia biz
An entry of appearance was filed May 14 in Monroe County Circuit Court on behalf of Abdulrasaq Abdulbaki, 41, of Avon, Ind., in connection with a charge of felony theft…
Wicked storms wreck Randolph County
At left, a Red Bud resident submitted a photo of large hail nearly the size of a golf ball that fell during a severe thunderstorm on Friday afternoon. While this…
Monroe County road projects set to start
The Monroe County Highway Department announced three upcoming road projects beginning next week. The replacement of a culvert on Baum Road at the bypass just north of the Maeystown fire…
SWIC-Red Bud expansion to break ground
Southwestern Illinois College recently announced the expansion of career technology education programming to its Red Bud campus and construction of a new 7,800 square foot facility. Construction will officially begin…
Real Estate Transactions | May 5-9, 2025
The location of real estate transactions with only the parcel number listed may be viewed be entering the number on the Monroe County GIS website ‘Parcel Viewer.’ All transactions may…
Vehicle flees police in Columbia
Police are investigating after a vehicle sped away from an officer in Columbia and fled into Missouri early Monday morning. Columbia police said that at about 12:50 a.m., an officer…