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Fatal crash on JB Bridge
A Dupo man died from serious injuries sustained in a two-vehicle crash early Saturday morning on I-255 westbound at the Jefferson Barracks Bridge in St. Louis County. The Missouri Highway…
Storm hits Monroe County
A nasty thunderstorm swept through Monroe County and surrounding areas late Saturday afternoon, knocking down trees onto roadways and resulting in lines down. Monroe County Electric Cooperative reported at 4:20…
A new queen is crowned
Sunday evening saw the end of the first day of the Monroe County Fair, marked with a pageant to decide this year’s Monroe County Fair Queen and Little Miss. After…
County added to state disaster declaration
Monroe County and 13 other counties were included in an expanded state disaster proclamation due to severe weather in Illinois that occurred June 29 through July 2, Gov. JB Pritzker…
ACLU joins gender debate
The situation in the Waterloo School District concerning the school board’s recently added gender identity and bathroom policy has been garnered attention outside of Monroe County. When the situation began…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…