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YMCA fixes up after storm

A severe storm that bombarded the area on June 30 did especially terrible damage to Columbia, knocking down trees, ripping apart roofs and taking out power for the city for…

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Lightning causes large house fire

A lightning strike resulted in a large destructive house fire about 10:30 a.m. Thursday in the 3300 block of Trout Camp Road west of Waterloo.  A passerby called 911 to…

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Trucking trouble for zoning board

The Monroe County Zoning Board of Appeals met briefly last Wednesday to discuss two small items. The more substantial of the requests presented to the board concerned Andrew Large, who…

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Local SAFE-T Act reactions

Monroe County Sheriff Neal Rohlfing and Monroe County State’s Attorney Ryan Webb issued a joint press release last week regarding the July 18 Illinois Supreme Court decision ruling the SAFE-T…

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Bids, bonds for Columbia schools

With the end of summer vacation fast approaching, the Columbia School Board met recently to take care of a number of small items to prep for the new academic session…

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Waterloo OKs handful of measures

During its July 17 meeting, the Waterloo City Council annexed land, approved work contracts and approved a handful of other measures.  Aldermen voted in favor of an annexation agreement between…

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Updated FEMA flood maps up for review

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is proposing updates to the Flood Insurance Rate Map  for Monroe County. Community partners are invited to participate in a 90-day appeal and comment period. …

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Tuesday crash injures 4 in Columbia

Emergency personnel responded about 10:15 a.m. Tuesday to a three-vehicle crash with injuries on Route 3 at Veterans Parkway in Columbia. Responding agencies included the Columbia police, Columbia EMS, Monroe…

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Monday crash in Columbia

Emergency personnel responded about 4:15 p.m. Monday to a two-vehicle crash with road blockage on North Main Street at Ghent Road in Columbia. Responding agencies included Columbia police, Columbia EMS…

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Monroe County added to revised state storm disaster declaration

Monroe County and 13 other counties were included in an expanded disaster proclamation due to severe weather in Illinois that occurred June 29 through July 2, Gov. JB Pritzker announced…

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