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A New Year’s delivery
While many in the community enjoyed holiday festivities New Year’s weekend, two downtown Waterloo business owners had a truly exceptional start to the year as they welcomed the first baby…
CPD officer seeks relaxing retirement
A Columbia police officer is starting off his new year with some time for rest and relaxation as he stepped away last week from the department after 22 years. Officer…
An inkling of growth?
A local business owner is looking to find a second venue for his tattoo studio but has run into a number of hurdles as he tries to find a location…
Respiratory illnesses persist
Amid a national increase in COVID-19 cases, Illinois and Monroe County have also seen a spike in other respiratory illnesses, though local trends seem to be typical for the holiday…
House earns Bronze Award
Clara House, a Junior Girl Scout with Troop 387 in Waterloo, recently earned the Bronze Award for her project at Morrison-Talbott Library in Waterloo. The Bronze Award is the highest…
Wheat yield record for Illinois
By PHYLLIS COULTER FarmWeek Illinois wheat growers broke yield records for the third year in a row. Farmers not only broke the record in 2023, they “smashed it,” according to…
Report shows status of farming
By TAMMIE SLOUP FarmWeek Farming continues to be a family business, with 97 percent of U.S. farms family-owned and accounting for 90 percent of farm production. While most U.S. farms…
Vehicle strikes utility pole in Waterloo
Emergency personnel responded shortly after 9:15 p.m. Saturday after a truck struck a utility pole on HH Road at Gall Road in Waterloo. Police said a 16-year-old female driving a…
Woman dies after SUV crashes into Columbia home
The Columbia police, fire and EMS departments responded shortly before 5:30 p.m. Friday after a white SUV struck the garage side of a residence in the 200 block of North…
Woman safely talked off JB Bridge
Columbia police and fire department personnel assisted St. Louis County agencies at about 4 a.m. Wednesday after a distressed woman was on the ledge of the Missouri side of the…