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Columbia School Board OKs plan, contract

The Columbia School Board approved the school district’s detailed plan for school in the fall and a new contract with its educators at a special meeting last Wednesday.  The district…

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Schweizer brewing new beverage

Matt Schweizer, Hopskeller Brewing Company founder, operating partner and brewer, is best known for making beer. But he is now adding coffee to his brewing repertoire.  That is a necessity…

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R’casa brings ‘something new to Columbia’

The timing turned out to be unfortunate for the newest restaurant in Columbia.  R’casa Tex-Mex Restaurant opened less than a week before the state’s stay-at-home order forced it to close…

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Concrete truck overturns near Columbia

Columbia police, fire and EMS personnel responded about 10:50 a.m. Tuesday to Route 3 just south of the Route 158 interchange for a report of an overturned concrete truck. Columbia…

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COVID cases continue

Monroe County recorded 75 COVID-19 cases over the past week, bringing the overall total to 291 cases and 13 deaths.  Eleven new cases were added Tuesday. One new case was…

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Car stolen in Columbia

Columbia police and the Metro East Auto Theft Task Force are investigating the theft of an unlocked red 2006 Honda Civic early Saturday morning on March Court off Eckert Lane.…

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Evening lane closures on I-255 in Columbia

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced nighttime lane closures will occur on southbound I-255 from two miles north of Exit 6 in Columbia to one mile south of the same…

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Gas leak in Waterloo

Waterloo fire and police departments responded to a report of a gas leak at 947 N. Illinois Route 3 around 1:45 p.m. Thursday. The fire department staged at the Pizza…

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IHSA going with modified sports schedule based on state guidance

Guidance for the future of high school and youth sports came Wednesday from Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois High School Association as state officials try to navigate through this…

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Catholic schools going in-person

Superintendent of Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Belleville Jonathan Birdsong announced over the weekend that Catholic schools in the area will offer in-person instruction five days a week this…

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