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Columbia council seats contested
Though five seats among Columbia’s four aldermanic wards are on the April 4 ballot, only two are contested. Incumbent Alderman Jay Riddle is challenged for his Ward I seat by…
Read MoreFormer Red Bud mayor gets probation
In a brisk federal court hearing Monday morning, the former mayor of Red Bud was sentenced to one year of probation and fined $1,000 for lying to a federal task…
Read MoreLowry pleads guilty
Over two years after lying to a federal task force about his insurance dealings, former Red Bud Mayor Tim Lowry appeared at the federal courthouse in East St. Louis on…
Read MoreLowry court appearance moved
After being indicted on one count of providing a false statement to a federal task force on July 22, former mayor of Red Bud Tim Lowry was scheduled to appear…
Read MoreFormer Red Bud mayor indicted
Tim Lowry, who was mayor of Red Bud until his resignation earlier this month, was indicted Wednesday in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois in East. St. Louis. …
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 MoreWho will be mayor in Columbia?
There are two candidates for the office of Mayor of Columbia in the April 6 municipal election. Monroe County Coroner Bob Hill and Columbia City Clerk Wes Hoeffken are vying…
Read MoreEbersohl chosen interim mayor of Columbia
In a brief meeting Wednesday night, Columbia Ward III Alderman Gene Ebersohl was chosen to be the city’s interim mayor until a new mayor is sworn in after the April…
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 More2020 Year in Review
The year 2020 was definitely memorable, but mostly for the wrong reasons. The COVID-19 pandemic affected everyone’s way of life and altered the course of history. For three-fourths of the…
Read MoreColumbia talks property, trail futures
The rumor mill has been churning in Columbia of late as demolition of three houses in the 1000 block of South Main Street, opposite of Dairy Queen and near the…
Read MoreColumbia OKs handful of measures
The Dec. 7 meeting of the Columbia City Council was held with all members attending remotely due to an employee at City Hall recently testing positive for COVID-19. Columbia City…
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