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Columbia OKs handful of measures

The Dec. 7 meeting of the Columbia City Council was held with all members attending remotely due to an employee at City Hall recently testing positive for COVID-19. Columbia City…

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Horseradish farmer takes root in Monroe County

Collinsville may be known as the Horseradish Capital of the World, but Monroe County is home to dozens of acres of the root vegetable as well.  Much of that is…

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Waterloo OKs land annexation, sidewalk project

The Waterloo City Council approved the annexation of nearly 20 acres into the city for a new development during Monday’s council meeting. The annexation agreement between the city and BMW…

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Stock market rise explained

Those who pay attention to it have seen an interesting phenomena occur with the stock market this year.  The coronavirus pandemic has crippled economies across the world, yet the market…

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Over $42M in PPP went local

The Small Business Administration released the most detailed data to date about the Paycheck Protection Program last week. According to that data, which covers millions of loans from the PPP…

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Police on lookout for stolen Corvette

A trailer stolen from an auto shop in Maryland Heights, Mo., was recovered in the 3700 block of Mine Haul Road near JC Hauling. A black Corvette that was stored…

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Vehicle stolen in Waterloo

Waterloo police are investigating the theft of a pickup truck Monday evening from the parking lot of Imo’s Pizza, 654 N. Market Street. The incident occurred about 7:15 p.m., police…

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More local deaths as COVID crisis continues

Six more Monroe County residents died from COVID-19-related causes in the past week as the county passed 2,000 total cases.  The two newest deaths were a 73-year-old man and a…

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Saturday crash in Hecker

Emergency personnel responded about 12:25 p.m. Saturday to a two-vehicle crash in the 300 block of West Monroe Street in Hecker. One person reported a minor injury following the crash.…

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Waterloo students to resume in-person instruction

All Waterloo School District students will return to school in-person next week. The district notified parents Thursday that Waterloo Junior High School and Waterloo High School students would resume their…

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