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Chasing the wind?
Gov. JB Pritzker signed HB 4412 into law Friday, potentially bringing wind energy back into play for Monroe County. The bill standardizes the site selection and permit process for commercial…
Tuesday crash west of Waterloo
Emergency personnel responded about 10:40 a.m. Tuesday to a vehicle crash in the 2900 block of Trout Camp Road near Deer Hill Road west of Waterloo. A white SUV driven…
Columbia man dies in I-64 crash
A Columbia man died at the scene of an early Friday morning crash on Interstate 64 in Washington Park. Illinois State Police said shortly after 3:35 a.m., a tan 2010…
Thursday crash in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded shortly before 1 p.m. Thursday to a two-vehicle crash on Route 3 southbound at South Main Street in Columbia. Responding agencies included the Columbia Police Department, Columbia…
Wednesday night crash in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded about 6:55 p.m. Wednesday to a two-vehicle crash on the Route 3 northbound ramp onto I-255 northbound in Columbia. Dispatch reports indicated both vehicles came to rest…
Waterloo talks fire science, sex ed
The Waterloo School Board had an eventful meeting Monday night, with two members of the public speaking and plans for construction at Zahnow Elementary progressing. Christine Keller was the first…
Cobalt chosen for CHS work
Last week’s Columbia school board meeting was largely quiet, though the selection of an owner’s representative for a future high school remodeling project and progress in various areas of the…
Legal fight grows against gun ban
The legal fallout from an assault weapons ban recently signed into law by Illinois Gov. JB Prtizker continues. The Illinois State Rifle Association has joined forces with other gun rights…
Arrest in PDR sex assault
A Missouri man has been charged in connection with an alleged sexual assault that occurred earlier this month in Prairie du Rocher. The North County News reported that Zachary A.…
COVID lower locally
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday released its weekly COVID-19 “community level” data showing 28 counties in Illinois at an “elevated” level, down from 61 in the…