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Waterloo schools may return to remote at upper grades
Waterloo Superintendent of Schools Brian Charron notified parents Saturday morning that students in sixth-12th grade may soon return to remote learning because the district has so many teachers quarantined after…
Field fire near Monroe City
The Valmeyer and Maeystown fire departments responded about 3 p.m. Friday to a field of corn stubble on fire in the area of 4963 Baum Road. The fire was near…
Wednesday brush fire in rural Columbia
Columbia Fire Department responded to a brush fire in the 6000 block of Triple Lakes Road around 3 p.m. Wednesday. Waterloo and Prairie du Pont fire departments were called to…
Clifftop buys another nature preserve
Clifftop announced its purchase of the Storment-Hauss Nature Preserve located on Reed Road, just one-half mile east of their Paul Wightman Subterranean Nature Preserve near Fults. Clifftop – which stands…
Republicans win big in Monroe County
Republicans’ dominance of Monroe County government will continue, as both GOP candidates won their elections here Tuesday. Republican George Green of Maeystown beat Democrat Duane Langhorst of Fults for the…
Monroe County nixes Bluff Road bike lane
Monroe County Engineer Aaron Metzger reported at Monday’s meeting of the Monroe County Board that the county will not apply for a grant to add asphalt shoulders for bicyclists along…
Columbia balks at chickens
The Columbia City Council cried fowl at Monday’s meeting concerning the keeping of domestic chickens within city limits. At the Sept. 21 meeting, Columbia Director of Community Development Scott Dunakey…
Columbia schools continue hybrid approach
The Columbia School Board decided at a special meeting last Wednesday to continue using its hybrid model of attendance for at least the near future. It made that decision largely…
Coalition discusses alcohol use
The Monroe County Coalition for Drug-Free Communities listened to a guest speaker talk about how drug and alcohol use have been impacted by the pandemic, with a particular focus on…
Local bean harvest wrapping up
Soybeans are the final of three main field crops grown across Monroe County every year. What are termed first crop beans have been harvested in billowing clouds of dust across…