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Soaring with Santa
Recently, a local fifth grader got a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity thanks to Santa Claus and the National Museum of Transportation in St. Louis County. Annabel Landis, a 10-year-old who attends Gardner…
Columbia talks subdivision, levies taxes
The plan has changed, but the discussion is the same regarding a proposed subdivision in the northern part of Columbia. During Monday’s Columbia City Council meeting, public input on a…
Judge returning to Monroe County
It’s official: the county’s resident circuit judge will return to the Monroe County Courthouse with the start of the new year, per 2022 judicial assignments. Judge Chris Hitzemann spent the…
Tuesday crash near Burksville
Monroe County Sheriff’s Department, Monroe County EMS and the Waterloo Fire Department responded to a call at approximately 4:40 p.m. Tuesday for a vehicle in a ditch in rural Monroe…
A Rose-y winter palace in Columbia
The Rose House in Columbia is known as a local winter wonderland, with families driving and walking by every night to get a glimpse of the family’s decadent display. With…
New county chairman, election precincts
Prior to adopting the county budget for the upcoming fiscal year during a special meeting on Friday, Dennis Knobloch was elected new chairman of the Monroe County Board. “I’m very…
160 years for sex predator
(WARNING: This article includes mentions and descriptions of sexual assault, specifically childhood sexual abuse. Please use caution when deciding to read, as the content may be troubling to some readers.) …
Styrofoam recycling comes to Monroe County
Between Black Friday sales and large gifts, families find themselves left with a lot of packaging – particularly large sheets of styrofoam used to protect fragile merchandise. Until being introduced…
Vaccinations urged as COVID cases climb
Monroe County Health Department Administrator John Wagner put it simply when he said local COVID numbers “are not good.” Last week, Monroe County broke the 100 active cases threshold, with…
Monday crash on Route 3 in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded at about 9:30 a.m. Monday to a two-car crash on Route 3 at North Main Street in Columbia. The vehicles involved were a gray car and a…