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Columbia schools switch to remote
In a change of course, the Columbia School District announced Monday it will begin its school year with remote learning only. The district had previously planned to take a hybrid…
Clerk confident in vote by mail
By now, Monroe County voters should have received a letter from Monroe County Clerk Jonathan McLean with instructions on how to vote by mail ahead of the November election. Illinois…
PdR national park effort gets boost
Good news for Prairie du Rocher and the surrounding community could not have come at a better time. Efforts by local politicians, leaders, residents and friends of Prairie du Rocher…
Waterloo OKs teachers contract
The Waterloo School Board approved a new one-year contract with the Waterloo Classroom Teachers’ Association at a special meeting Monday night. Effective Aug. 1, the contract gives a six percent…
Judge hears arguments in Coleman case
Judge Stephen McGlynn heard arguments from both Christopher Coleman and the state Thursday during the convicted murderer’s latest hearing in his post-conviction relief petition case. McGlynn, who ruled last month…
Roider hearing set for Sept. 9
A hearing in the case of Kyle M. Roider will take place 1:30 p.m. Sept. 9 at the Monroe County Courthouse, during which a defense motion to bifurcate will be…
Monday night crash in Waterloo
Emergency personnel responded shortly after 9 p.m. Monday to a two-vehicle crash in the 500 block of North Market Street near State Bank’s wedge location in Waterloo. The vehicles involved…
Monday evening storm wreaks havoc
A fierce thunderstorm barreled through Monroe County and surrounding areas shortly after 6 p.m. Monday, resulting in downed trees and limbs, power outages and other damage. “If you don’t have…
Columbia man charged with battery, threat to police officer
A local man who recently completed probation for prior felony convictions was charged with multiple new felonies last week after allegedly striking a police officer, damaging a police vehicle and…
Monroe County at COVID warning level
Monroe County is among 13 counties in the state currently at a warning level for the novel coronavirus disease, the Illinois Department of Public Health said Friday. “These counties saw…