Posts Tagged ‘featured’
Old bakery site parked in purgatory
The Waterloo City Council was expected to vote on special use permit requests by the owners of the former Ahne’s Bakery property at 201 W. Mill Street during its meeting…
Read MorePorta Fest is kaputt
Lederhosen will gather dust, fixings for potato pancakes will go untouched and accordions will go sadly un-oompahed this year as the annual Porta Westfalica Festival in Waterloo was canceled for…
Read MoreColumbia grounds residential solar
As the result of a rare tie vote during Monday night’s Columbia City Council meeting, Mayor Bob Hill cast the deciding tally to disallow ground-mounted solar power installation on residential…
Read MoreNurse is mid-flight hero
Airborne medical emergencies are fairly rare. Though they do happen in the real world, most folks imagining such an incident on a plane probably picture a scene out of a…
Read MorePrimary battle for county board
With less than three weeks to go until the March 17 election, the only contested local race in Monroe County is the Republican primary for Monroe County Commissioner between incumbent…
Read MoreStrong showing for WHS speech
Monroe County has proven to have a remarkable collection of young public speakers over the past few months, with students from Columbia earning respect with a tremendously strong first year.…
Read MoreTake your pick in the primary
The March 17 primary will see voters deciding on some key federal and state races in addition to one local contested primary and a few uncontested local races. Governor Gov.…
Read MoreState of State breakdown
Affordability, housing and conflict with the federal government were among key topics discussed by Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker during his annual State of the State address last Wednesday in Springfield.…
Read MorePast billing issues at Oak Hill disclosed
Following a press release last week which disclosed preliminary findings of a forensic audit of Medicare accounting at the county-owned Oak Hill senior care facility, more questions were seemingly raised…
Read MoreChristian school to ‘Build Boldly’
As the first students to attend Monroe County Christian School eight years ago are now preparing for graduation in the near future, school leaders have their sights set on a…
Read MoreGuilty pleas in Uber shooting
On Tuesday, two metro east men pled guilty in Monroe County Circuit Court to aggravated kidnapping for their roles in a May 31, 2025, shooting in the Columbia Police Department…
Read MoreCPD deputy chief departs
Three decades in law enforcement is a sign of passion for many, an indication of an officer’s dedication to their job and community even as they have been in the…
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