Posts Tagged ‘greg meyer’
Opportunities on horizon for Columbia students
A lot of ground was covered during a brief Columbia School Board meeting Thursday night. Columbia School Superintendent Chris Grode addressed a viral TikTok school shooting “trend” that caused school…
Read MoreColumbia School Board talks taxes and more
This month’s Columbia School Board meeting prompted a handful of discussion topics, with potential district growth and Illinois Association of School Board resolutions taking up the majority of the meeting. …
Read MoreSugar Spring coming to Waterloo
Just three hours after Sugar Spring Ranch owners Greg and Melinda Meyer closed on a second special events location, work began. It’s fair to say the new 8,000-square-foot location, formerly…
Read MoreAll about masks in Columbia
Much to the disappointment of the crowd that occupied Parkview Elementary’s gym bleachers – some even holding signs urging for the district’s masking policy to be reversed – the Columbia…
Read MoreZoning board OKs Sugar Spring pavilion, with restrictions
Owners of a rural Columbia wedding venue recently destroyed by fire approached the Monroe County Zoning Board of Appeals on Wednesday night to ask that ceremonies and receptions be allowed…
Read MoreColumbia in-person school debate
The Columbia School Board unanimously voted Thursday night to increase the option for in-person attendance to the highest level since the pandemic began. Starting Feb. 16, all students in fifth…
Read MoreColumbia upping in-person learning
The Columbia School Board voted 5-2 on Thursday to approve a plan to have the most students back in school since the pandemic began starting Feb. 16. The plan, which…
Read MoreApril candidate filings begin Monday
It has been just over a month since Election Day, and Monroe County is already gearing up for its municipal election. Candidates for local office in the April 6 contest…
Read MoreColumbia schools continue hybrid approach
The Columbia School Board decided at a special meeting last Wednesday to continue using its hybrid model of attendance for at least the near future. It made that decision largely…
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 MoreColumbia School Board OKs plan, contract
The Columbia School Board approved the school district’s detailed plan for school in the fall and a new contract with its educators at a special meeting last Wednesday. The district…
Read MoreWedding venue near Columbia approved
The Monroe County Zoning Board of Appeals approved at its meeting last Wednesday night the final step to allow a wedding venue in rural Columbia. The board voted 4-1 to…
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