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Pandemic affects Monroe County housing market
No industry has been able to escape the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and that includes real estate. In the case of those who build, remodel, buy and sell homes,…
Read MoreFormer queens take over pageant
The 1995 and 2009 Monroe County Fair Queens are teaming up as co-directors of the pageant following longtime director Yvonne Fehrenz’s retirement. “The fair is kind of in you when…
Read MoreValmeyer to upgrade streets
The Valmeyer Village Board unanimously voted to start the process of upgrading the town’s streets at its meeting last Tuesday. The move comes after engineering firm TWM completed a study…
Read MoreLawsuit filed in fatal train, tractor crash
The family of a young Waterloo farmer who died when he was struck by a train while driving a tractor near Fults in June 2019 filed a wrongful death lawsuit…
Read MoreColumbia mayor resigns after federal indictment
Columbia Mayor Kevin Hutchinson resigned Monday after being indicted in federal court last week in connection with his insurance dealings with the city. “It is with a heavy heart, but…
Read MoreVaccine volunteers selflessly serve
Even with the limited supply of COVID-19 vaccine that Monroe County is receiving, vaccine clinics that take place at the Monroe County Fairgrounds are a massive undertaking. Monroe County Health…
Read MoreKish retiring after half century
Mike Kish announced last week he is retiring after roughly 50 years of working at Immaculate Conception School in Columbia. “I have absolutely no real reason to leave,” Kish, who…
Read MoreHeine finds balance
Columbia Police Department Deputy Chief Karla Heine knew she was going to be a police officer as early as sixth grade. “I was always interested in murder shows” and the…
Read MoreScrutinizing vaccine claims
(This is the second part of an ongoing series focused on examining misconceptions, concerns and myths about the COVID-19 vaccine). As more people continue to be inoculated against the novel…
Read MoreLast call for Kunkel
A mainstay of Monroe County’s nightlife for approximately 40 years is no longer tending bar. “At 76, it was just time to get on the other side,” Butch Kunkel said…
Read MoreIllinois budget relies on federal aid
Gov. JB Pritzker delivered a combination State of the State and budget address last Wednesday in a pre-recorded speech filmed at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield. The former aspect…
Read MoreGraff rebounded from tragedy
(This is the final part of a two-story series on former Dupo High School basketball standout Glenn Graff, who went on to coach at Waterloo High School in the mid-1960s.…
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