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Bound by blood: Family uses experience to help others
A Waterloo family is using their difficult experiences to help others in similar situations. The Magee family is doing that through speaking and serving with two national organizations for hemophilia,…
Objections filed in local race
Cresita Morr has filed objections with the Monroe County Clerk’s Office against four candidates running for a seat on the Columbia School Board in the upcoming April election. Morr, who…
Longtime deputy retires
For the second time in a month, a fixture of the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department has retired. This time, the retiree is Under Sheriff Dan Hannon, who has worked at…
What to expect in 2019
Monroe County is in store for a busy 2019. In addition to any unexpected developments, residents have local elections, new businesses and updates in high-profile cases to look forward to. …
Police Blotter | 12/19/2018
(Editor’s note: Information in this report is gathered directly from area police agencies, county courts and emergency radio dispatch. The public is reminded that defendants are presumed innocent until proven…
Cash stolen from unlocked car in Waterloo
Waterloo police are investigating the Sunday evening theft of money from an unlocked vehicle parked outside of Subway, 881 N. Illinois Route 3. Police said that sometime between 6 and…
CPD investigating vehicle break-in
Columbia police are investigating a burglary to motor vehicle report from the parking lot of Hampton Inn. Shortly after 9:15 a.m. Friday, an officer responded to the hotel, located at…
Wittenauer reflects on service
Monroe County Commissioner Delbert Wittenauer reflected on 12 years of service with the county board following his recent retirement. He and his wife, Sandy, had recently returned from an annual…
Hecker farm ushers in future of field drainage
People driving on Route 156 near Hecker recently observed a growing accumulation of huge spools of large plastic tubing on the farm of Dale Haudrich. “I have considered adding acreage…
CPD vehicle involved in crash
At about 6:30 p.m. Christmas Eve, a Columbia Police Department Ford Explorer Police Interceptor driven by officer Steve Patton was traveling on Old State Route 3 near the George Weber…