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High yields, flat prices for local corn harvest
From the seats of near-half-million dollar combines, this year’s corn crop in Monroe County looks extremely good. Once it arrives on the market, however, there’s a different story. Yields are…
Changes to recycling coming to county
Recycling is one of the easiest things that can be done on a daily basis to “save the environment.” It’s not even necessary to leave the house to make an…
Columbia school board OKs budget
The Columbia school district’s Board of Education approved its budget for the 2018-19 school year during its September meeting last Tuesday. The budget predicts the district will receive $21,716,458 in…
In wake of disasters, their job is to help
A Monroe County couple is using their retirement to aid in disaster relief through the American Red Cross. Terry and Justine Liefer of rural Red Bud made a career in…
Local golfers advance to sectionals
Two Waterloo courses were hopping Tuesday with high school regional boys golf action. The Class 2A regional took place at Annbriar Golf Course with Waterloo and Columbia competing among a…
Police Blotter | 9/26/2018
(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…
WFD fire call Monday afternoon
The Waterloo Fire Department responded about 3:20 p.m. Monday for the report of smoke inside a residence in the 6400 block of Old Orchard Lane west of Waterloo. There was…
Search for suicidal man ends peacefully
A search for a reportedly suicidal man with a gun headed in his vehicle for the scrub under the JB Bridge ended peacefully early Sunday afternoon. At about 12:30 p.m.…
Wrong way driver stopped on I-255
Shortly after 11 p.m. Saturday, an Illinois State Police Emergency Radio Network broadcast alerted law enforcement agencies of a wrong-way elderly driver traveling south in the northbound lanes of I-255…
Eagles win thriller over Freeburg; ‘Dogs fall just short
In an exciting night of early autumn high school football action Friday night, Columbia outlasted Freeburg in a thriller while Waterloo fell just short in its homecoming game against Jerseyville.…