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County expects to meet budget numbers
Monroe County Treasurer Kevin Koenigstein told county commissioners Monday that despite ongoing COVID-19 issues, he expects budgeted revenues and expenses to balance closely for fiscal year 2020, which ends Nov.…
Waterloo School Board OKs budget
The Waterloo School Board unanimously approved the school district’s 2020-21 budget at its meeting Monday night. The budget shows the district having $31,670,873 in revenue and $32,376,203 in expenditures this…
Police pursuit passes through Monroe County
Area law enforcement agencies attempted to pull over a suspect about 8:30 a.m. Wednesday driving a maroon Dodge Charger with Illinois plates that apparently fled from Belleville in connection with…
Forgery arrest in Columbia
Columbia police arrested a Tennessee man following an attempted forgery incident at Simmons Bank, 180 Admiral Trost Drive in Columbia, about 12:20 p.m. Monday. A vehicle wanted in connection with…
Saturday morning crash in Waterloo
Emergency personnel responded about 10:20 a.m. Saturday to a two-vehicle crash with possible injury at Church Street and Fourth Street in Waterloo. The vehicles involved were a red GMC SUV…
Fatal helicopter crash in Red Bud
A helicopter crashed into a building in Red Bud on Saturday afternoon, resulting in the death of its 74-year-old pilot from Red Bud. The crash occurred about 2 p.m. at…
Bicyclist struck by vehicle on Bluff Road
Emergency personnel responded shortly after 9:50 a.m. Saturday for a crash involving a pickup truck and bicyclist on Bluff Road at Harres Lane south of Columbia. The male bicyclist, identified…
Armed robbery at Medicine Shoppe in Columbia
An armed robbery took place about 9 a.m. Saturday at The Medicine Shoppe, 134 S. Main Street in Columbia. Columbia police requested an Illinois State Police crime scene services unit…
Thursday injury crash in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded about 12:50 p.m. Thursday to the intersection of Route 3 at North Main Street in Columbia for a two-vehicle crash with minor injuries. Columbia police, fire department…
COVID outbreak at Oak Hill; ISP visits Monroe County taverns
There has been a small coronavirus outbreak at Oak Hill Senior Living & Rehabilitation in Waterloo, and the Illinois State Police visited Monroe County on Thursday night to see if…