Posts Tagged ‘city of columbia’
What to expect in 2022
As Monroe County ventures into the year 2022, the COVID pandemic casts a gray cloud over what the future may hold. Still, there are big things planned this year…
Read MoreColumbia talks subdivision, levies taxes
The plan has changed, but the discussion is the same regarding a proposed subdivision in the northern part of Columbia. During Monday’s Columbia City Council meeting, public input on a…
Read MorePickleball discussed in Columbia
The Columbia Parks and Recreation Advisory Board had something unexpected at its June 22 meeting: an audience. The first meeting of the newest board members for the current term met…
Read MoreFormer Columbia mayor gets probation
The former mayor of Columbia avoided a prison term Monday in federal court, sentenced to probation instead. Kevin Hutchinson pleaded guilty in March to lying to an FBI agent and…
Read MoreColumbia set to OK budget
COVID-19 has affected nearly every aspect of life in Monroe County, and financial planning for the City of Columbia is no different. Columbia City Administrator Doug Brimm gave a report…
Read MoreColumbia defends biz support
Comments made in the lead-up to the April 6 municipal election have some Columbia city officials and employees on the defensive. Campaign remarks by candidates for Columbia offices suggested that…
Read MoreColumbia public safety outgrows its space
Columbia’s population has nearly doubled in the past 30 years, and emergency departments would like to see the public safety complex that houses the police, fire and EMS agencies reflect…
Read MoreFormer Columbia mayor pleads guilty in federal court
Former Columbia Mayor Kevin Hutchinson pleaded guilty Monday morning at U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois in East St. Louis of lying to investigators who were examining…
Read MoreApril election candidates file
The 2021 municipal election will see some contested races in Columbia and a new city council member in Waterloo, at least based on initial filing results. Candidates for the April…
Read MoreApril 2021 election process starts
As November’s presidential election heats up, the April 2021 consolidated election process is beginning in Illinois. Monroe County Clerk Jonathan McLean said anyone interested in running for office in the…
Read MoreTax bill breakdown
The coronavirus pandemic has slowed much of the world down, but Monroe County residents should actually receive their real estate tax bills about two weeks earlier than last year. The…
Read MoreProtests make way to Monroe County
Over 50 individuals gathered in front of Columbia City Hall last Thursday to protest racism and police brutality. This event, which involved predominately younger people carrying signs and marching from…
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