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Signs of honor in Columbia
The latest iteration of the Columbia City Council was sworn in last Monday, but the meeting’s primary focus was honoring those who have already been public servants in Columbia. The…
Read MoreNiemietz cares about Columbia
A fixture in Columbia city government for nearly 30 years is retiring from local office next week, closing out her aldermanic career having placed much of her focus on building…
Read MoreAs sharp as Sharp could be
From a worldwide recession to a global pandemic, former City of Columbia finance director and treasurer Linda Sharp weathered many storms in the past 16 years. Despite the challenges, the…
Read MoreColumbia park project revived
A park project in Columbia delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic is back on track. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources announced last Wednesday that Columbia was awarded a $600,000…
Read MoreColumbia learns about home rule
Columbia city officials joined residents Thursday evening for a town hall discussion about home rule. Aldermen voted at the beginning of the month to propose a referendum question on the…
Read MoreMonroe County reflects on Memorial Day
At the first Decoration Day ceremony on May 30, 1868, then general and future U.S. President James Garfield addressed a gathering at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, saying, “For love of…
Read MoreColumbia comprehensive plan gets personal
The City of Columbia hosted a community open house as part of its comprehensive planning project Thursday evening at the Main Street Abbey pavilion. City staff, elected officials and emergency…
Read MoreGerman roots remembered
If a person in Monroe County has the last name Kaufmann, Fults, Koch, Taake, Rick (or Rueck), Schaefer, Prange, Hoffmann, Meyer, Krebel, Melliere, or one of more than 50 other…
Read MoreColumbia may cut committees
The first full meeting of the newest Columbia City Council focused on adjusting to change. Two items of lengthy discussion Monday night involved the extension of outdoor dining in Columbia…
Read MoreColumbia approves budget
The Columbia City Council hosted a public hearing prior to its special meeting Monday night to approve the city’s budget for the fiscal year ending in April 2022. There was no…
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 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…
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