Posts Tagged ‘paywall’
Thursday morning pursuit in Columbia
A brief police pursuit took place early Thursday morning in Columbia. The Columbia Police Department said that at about 5 a.m., an officer attempted to stop a black 2000 Honda…
Read MoreFigure 8 fun at Monroe County Fair
Second only to the annual demolition derby, the Figure 8 Race is an event that draws quite a crowd to the Monroe County Fair. Such was the case again Wednesday…
Read MoreA century of Florence
Few can say they’ve lived to celebrate their 100th birthday. Even fewer can say they’ve hit that milestone while still sharp and spry enough to maintain their driver’s license. Florence…
Read MoreA passion for teaching
With 25 years spent in the Columbia School District and 10 years before that teaching in Waterloo, Donna Weirschem stepped away from the classroom this spring having shown great love…
Read MoreForay from the flood
Monroe County residents were rocked with heavy rains early last week that caused substantial flooding and had first responders rushing from scene to scene as they rescued stranded motorists, cleared…
Read MoreCHS expansion project continues
Construction at Columbia High School was a major point of discussion for the Columbia School Board last week, though board members also approved the sale of $14.5 million in debt…
Read MoreCounty issued tentative multiplier
Monroe County has been issued a tentative property assessment equalization factor of 1.0297 by the Illinois Department of Revenue. The property assessment equalization factor, often called the “multiplier,” is the…
Read MoreNew leader for Historic Main Street Columbia
The Historic Main Street Columbia Association recently announced that Amanda Wagner has officially taken on the role of executive director. Wagner owns a business in Columbia and participates in vendor…
Read MoreReaction from Biden bowing out
unced Sunday he is no longer running for the White House against Republican Donald Trump in this year’s election after concerns about his age and ability to do the job.…
Read MoreWarriors win SLABA title
The Waterloo Warriors 18U baseball squad wrapped up the St. Louis Amateur Baseball Association playoffs with a convincing win Thursday night over Chaminade to take the league title. The Warriors…
Read MoreSpikes move up Mon-Clair standings
A St. Louis team has spiked to the top of the Mon-Clair League baseball standings as the regular season enters its final stretch of games. The St. Louis Spikes went…
Read MoreFire in garage near Hecker
The Hecker Fire Department responded at 7 p.m. Tuesday to a fire inside a garage attached to a residence in the 8500 block of Nike Road. The home was unoccupied…
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