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Turbine, trash topics for Waterloo
The Waterloo City Council approved a few measures at its April 21 meeting, including a contract for installation of a new combustion turbine for its power plant, increased trash pickup…
Waterloo School Board budget concerns
While action items largely included contract agreements and discussion was focused on the reading curriculum at Rogers Elementary, the Waterloo School Board meeting Monday night dealt with deficits and the…
New emergency entrance at RBRH
Red Bud Regional Hospital invites the public to a grand opening and ribbon-cutting for its newly designed emergency entrance this coming Monday, May 5, at 9 a.m. Following the event,…
More funds for Red Bud biz park
On the heels of a nearly $1 million grant awarded in January, Red Bud officials announced last Wednesday that its city was awarded a state grant in the amount of…
Economic aid available to farmers
By TAMMIE SLOUP FarmWeek Applications are open for a piece of $10 billion in economic assistance available through a new USDA program. The Emergency Commodity Assistance Program provides payments to…
SIMAPC meeting May 7
The Southwestern Illinois Metropolitan and Regional Planning Commission’s Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy Committee is working on an update to its seven-county regional CEDS report. The study area includes Bond, Clinton,…
Sen. Durbin retiring
Longtime Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, the No. 2 Democrat in the U.S. Senate, announced last Wednesday he will retire after his term ends in January 2027. “I truly love the…
Real Estate Transactions | April 14-17, 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…
Roof collapse at Red Bud business
Emergency personnel responded shortly after 1:30 p.m. Tuesday to a roof collapse reported in the main shop at Roeslein & Associates, 401 Randolph Street in Red Bud. Public safety officials…
Injury crash early Sunday
A male teen was injured in a crash that occurred shortly before 12:30 a.m. Sunday south of Columbia. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department said the Columbia teen was driving a…