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Monday crash in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded about 1:25 p.m. Monday to a four-vehicle crash at the southbound Route 3 exit ramp onto Palmer Road in Columbia. Traffic was heavy in that area due…
Retired Monroe County judge dies
Retired longtime Monroe County Circuit Judge Dennis J. Jacobsen of Waterloo passed away May 4 at the age of 76. Jacobsen, a Democrat, was elected Monroe County State’s Attorney in…
Reitz replacing Costello
The vacant 116th district state representative seat most recently held by Jerry Costello II (D-Smithton) is now being occupied by another family name familiar to this area. Nathan Reitz, 42,…
Water conservation order lifted
Illinois American Water has lifted the water conservation measures requested of metro-east customers. Water use is now unrestricted. The order to conserve water came out on Sunday after a levee…
Evening road work on I-255
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced Wednesday that I-255 between the Jefferson Barracks Bridge and Route 3 near Columbia will be restricted to one lane in each direction beginning Monday,…
River crests, but flood threat remains
The U.S. Coast Guard closed the Mississippi River near St. Louis to boat and barge traffic Friday as excessive rains throughout the region and heavy snow melt up north swelled…
Waterloo talks taverns, car wash
The Waterloo City Council on Monday night swore in the mayor and other officials to new terms in office, clarified some statutes for tavern owners and amended zoning code for…
Nature preserve ready for public
After more than five years of hard work, Clifftop is ready to open the Paul Wightman Subterranean Nature Preserve to the public. Located at 3325 G Road in Fults, the…
Graduated income tax moves on
The Illinois Senate passed a series of measures last Wednesday that would send Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker’s graduated income tax proposal to the voters in 2020. The Senate passed three…
Fults man building tractor for charity
Jim Matzenbacher has spent the better part of his life around tractors. His passion started with tractor pulls, but eventually it broadened to building tractors, including for other people. “I’ve…