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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…
Suspect charged after vehicle break-ins south of Columbia
A 21-year-old Columbia man was charged following multiple vehicle break-ins early Wednesday morning in the Hawthorne Estates subdivision off Bluff Road south of Columbia. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department said…
Aging levee near Fults needs repairs
A lot of water can flow through a drain pipe that’s six feet in diameter. The pipe in question is a critical part of the Stringtown Drainage & Levee District…
Columbia talks trails, projects
Walking trails, paths and streets were the main talking points at the Columbia City Council meeting on Sept. 8. The bulk of discussion concerned the GM&O Heritage Trail, specifically the…
Waterloo connecting its walkways
A loop of interconnected sidewalks and multi-use paths through Waterloo is moving closer to fruition. The Waterloo City Council last Tuesday night approved a task order for HMG Inc. to…
Zoning board nixes cell tower plans
The Monroe County Zoning Board of Appeals did not pass a proposal for a new cell tower in rural Columbia at its meeting last Wednesday, effectively nixing those plans for…
Roider hearing ordered sealed
A hearing in the case of Kyle Roider took place last Wednesday at the Monroe County Courthouse, but Judge Julia Gomric ordered the courtroom sealed from the media and the…
Judge enters order in Coleman case
Judge Stephen McGlynn officially entered his order last Tuesday in the Christopher Coleman case, dismissing all further motions by Coleman in his post-conviction relief petition process. In his written opinion,…
Columbia food truck owner opens restaurant
A few years ago at his daughter’s first birthday party, Bryan Scott needed to make a meal that children and adults would enjoy. As he puzzled over what to cook,…