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R-T barred from Roider jury selection
Jury selection began Monday morning at the Monroe County Courthouse for the murder trial of Kyle Roider, but the press, and therefore the public, was barred access to the proceedings.…
Man airlifted following home injury
Emergency personnel responded to a residence in 700 block of Sequoia Court off D Road for a man aged in his 70s who sustained a severe leg injury in a…
Friday crash near Columbia
The Columbia Police Department, Monroe County Sheriff’s Department, Columbia Fire Department and Columbia EMS responded about 3:40 p.m. Friday to the scene of a three-vehicle crash with injuries on Route…
Battery report in Millstadt
Millstadt police are investigating after an occupant of a vehicle drove by a man watering flowers and discharged an airsoft gun multiple times Tuesday night, striking the man in the…
Queen of Hearts helps SPPCS
The Ss. Peter & Paul Catholic School Queen of Hearts raffle saw its third jackpot winner last week, leading the pot to start at $5,000 this week. While there is…
Monroe County gains residents
Results from the 2020 census were released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Thursday, which Illinois and other states will use to redraw congressional district maps. Of all the counties…
Ogle’s legacy lives on
The Columbia City Council approved a preliminary plat for the Ogle Estates subdivision on Aug. 2. While the development is a modest, 10-lot plan near Eckert Lane in the northern…
Columbia begins comprehensive plan process
Monday night approved a recommendation to select Shockey Consulting for its upcoming comprehensive plan project and for GIS services. Columbia Director of Community Development Scott Dunakey, who will also be…
Waterloo faced with ‘complicated’ school year
As Waterloo Superintendent Brian Charron said at Monday’s school board meeting, “it is a very complicated year.” With discussions on mask policies and school bus driver shortages taking up the…
Cornerstone Laine back in play?
While Cornerstone Laine was not mentioned specifically, the Waterloo City Council on Monday amended city code to allow for an override of zoning board decisions on future special use permit…