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CASA cares for local youth
With April designated as National Child Abuse Prevention Month, folks who care for youth have been especially cognizant about their work over the past few weeks, with those working for…
Read MoreColumbia seeing red
The City of Columbia budget for Fiscal Year 2026 is full of red numbers but it’s not as bad as it seems, city officials say. Aldermen approved the budget following…
Read MoreWaterloo pool not sunk yet
While many races were uncontested in the April 1 election, one of the most notable items on the ballot was a referendum regarding a public pool in Waterloo. The dust…
Read MoreCar crashes into Waterloo home
Emergency personnel responded shortly before 12:50 a.m. Sunday after a car crashed into the front of a residence in the 100 block of South Moore Street at the T intersection…
Read MoreGedern guests visit again
Columbia High School recently hosted students from the community’s German sister city, this serving as the 17th time the exchange has brought Gedern students to the U.S. to test their…
Read MoreWater war for Columbia, Waterloo
There is a water war in Monroe County, and Hanover Road seems to be the front line. On Friday, the City of Waterloo filed a complaint for declaratory judgment in…
Read MoreFatal crash near Red Bud
A woman died on scene and her husband perished at a hospital following a two-vehicle crash last Wednesday morning near Red Bud. According to the Illinois State Police, the incident…
Read MoreFire destroys Red Bud meat market
A longtime Red Bud business was destroyed by fire on Friday. Firefighters responded shortly after 3 p.m. to a fire inside Miller’s Meat Market, 1524 S. Main Street in Red…
Read MoreFatal officer-involved shooting near Fults
A man was shot by police and died early Friday morning following an approximately three-hour standoff in the 1900 block of Bluff Road near Trappers Fall south of Fults. According…
Read MoreColumbia infrastructure ups and downs
The City of Columbia is in a unique position. It is simultaneously focused on achieving a stated goal of southern growth while also battling recurring issues expected in a municipality…
Read MoreTariff turbulence on local minds
Tariffs imposed by the Trump Administration last week have dominated the national news cycle with substantial ramifications for international trade, and Monroe County is not excluded from any impacts as…
Read MoreLibrary delivery in doubt
The Illinois Heartland Library System provides 520 libraries in the southern half of Illinois the ability to share physical resources through a delivery system at no cost to library patrons.…
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