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Monroe County nixes Bluff Road bike lane
Monroe County Engineer Aaron Metzger reported at Monday’s meeting of the Monroe County Board that the county will not apply for a grant to add asphalt shoulders for bicyclists along…
Columbia balks at chickens
The Columbia City Council cried fowl at Monday’s meeting concerning the keeping of domestic chickens within city limits. At the Sept. 21 meeting, Columbia Director of Community Development Scott Dunakey…
Columbia schools continue hybrid approach
The Columbia School Board decided at a special meeting last Wednesday to continue using its hybrid model of attendance for at least the near future. It made that decision largely…
Coalition discusses alcohol use
The Monroe County Coalition for Drug-Free Communities listened to a guest speaker talk about how drug and alcohol use have been impacted by the pandemic, with a particular focus on…
Local bean harvest wrapping up
Soybeans are the final of three main field crops grown across Monroe County every year. What are termed first crop beans have been harvested in billowing clouds of dust across…
Cat rescue in Waterloo
The Waterloo Fire Department responded shortly after 2 p.m. Tuesday to 440 Monroe Street for a report of a cat stuck in a tree. Pictured, Waterloo fireman Blake Novack climbs…
Steady rise in COVID cases locally
Monroe County has had 1,110 total coronavirus cases since the pandemic begin, with 185 of them active at last count. There have been 218 new cases here since Oct. 20.…
Saturday night injury crash on I-255
Emergency personnel responded just before 6 p.m. Saturday to a single-vehicle crash on I-255 eastbound near the Columbia exit. A white Jeep SUV went off the roadway and struck a guardrail. …
Motorcycle crash between Columbia and Waterloo
Emergency personnel responded about 6 p.m. Friday for a crash involving a motorcycle and deer on Route 3 northbound near Hope Christian Church between Columbia and Waterloo. Responding agencies included…
Wednesday night crash into creek south of Waterloo
A 17-year-old Waterloo man was fortunate to avoid injury in a Wednesday night crash near Wartburg. Police said that at about 8:45 p.m., the young driver of a 2004 Toyota…