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Zahnow celebrates renovations
The Waterloo School District hosted a ribbon-cutting at Zahnow Elementary on Saturday morning, celebrating recently completed renovations to the building that began last February. As previously reported, these renovations include…
CPD crash nears settlement
A lawsuit filed against the Columbia Police Department, City of Columbia and a CPD officer individually seeking damages following an officer-involved vehicle crash is nearing settlement. Nolan Schmidt of Columbia filed…
Tariffs could impact trade in Illinois
President Donald Trump on Monday agreed to a 30-day pause on his tariff threats against Mexico and Canada as America’s two largest trading partners took steps to appease his concerns…
Fatal shooting in Dupo
By COREY SAATHOFF and ANDREW UNVERFERTH At least one person has died in a double-shooting that took place late Monday morning in Dupo. Police said two people were shot in the…
Scammer steals gold from local resident
A Tennessee man was arrested in Columbia after allegedly stealing a six-figure sum’s worth of gold from a local woman through a scam. On Monday, Monroe County State’s Attorney…
Tuesday night crash in Waterloo
The Waterloo fire and police departments along with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department and Monroe County EMS responded just after 10:45 p.m. Tuesday for a two-vehicle crash in front of…
Real Estate Transactions | Jan. 21-24
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…
Monday morning crash in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded shortly before 8:30 a.m. Monday to a two-vehicle crash on Route 3 at Bottom Avenue in Columbia. No medical transport was required as a result of this…
Small earthquake near Valmeyer
An earthquake was felt in Monroe County on Saturday evening. The U.S. Geological Survey measured a 2.4 earthquake just southwest of Valmeyer at 6 p.m.Reports of the quake came from…
Red Bud project gets huge grant
Gov. JB Pritzker joined the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity and local leaders to announce Regional Site Readiness Program awards totaling $31 million to support site readiness activities…