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School districts hurting without property tax revenue
Local school districts are feeling the pain of not yet receiving local property tax revenue. The districts normally would have had the money by now, but the tax assessments were…
Waterloo lowers electric rates
Waterloo electric customers will save an estimated $75 to $100 next year on their utility bills after the city council voted Monday night to reduce the base electric rate by…
Columbia traffic tickets to go electronic
The Columbia City Council on Monday agreed to a Memorandum of Understanding with the Monroe County Circuit Clerk’s office to implement digiTicket in CPD cars. The two will share the…
Candidates file for April election
Monday marked the final day candidates could file for the municipal elections in April. Most of Monroe County will see a relatively uneventful election season, with the exception of one…
New county clerk settling in
After two full weeks on the job, new Monroe County Clerk and Recorder Jonathan McLean is enjoying his new position. “Every morning I wake up, and I’m excited to come…
Christmas cheer for Camryn
As the carolers approached, tears welled up in the eyes of Lindsay Coughlin while her husband, Adam, wiped tears from his own eyes. That was the scene Sunday afternoon as…
WPD seeks person of interest in fraud case
Waterloo police are seeking assistance from the public in identifying a man who allegedly used a fraudulent check to purchase merchandise valued at more than $1,000 from the Sunset Ford…
Police Blotter | 12/12/2018
(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…
Tuesday evening injury crash in Columbia
A Waterloo man was arrested for felony DUI following an early Tuesday evening injury crash in Columbia. Emergency personnel responded at 5:30 p.m. to a head-on crash at the intersection…