‘Is farming worth it?’ 

By TAMMIE SLOUP FarmWeek For fourth generation rice, corn and soybean farmer Jennifer James, last year was her family’s most financially difficult year. The Arkansas farmer is even more worried…

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Girls hoopsters end season

The regionals were not kind to local high school girls basketball squads.  Three of the four local squads have ended their season, with one hoping to survive and advance on…

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CHS bowler qualifies for state

Monroe County will be represented at this weekend’s IHSA girls bowling state tournament.  Columbia High School sophomore Maddie Brandenburger qualified for state by virtue of a six-game total of 1,139…

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Police Blotter | 2-12-25

(Information in this report is gathered from police agencies, county courts and emergency radio dispatch. The public is reminded that defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty and charges may…

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Snowy Tuesday morning crash

Emergency personnel responded shortly before 7:15 a.m. Tuesday to a crash involving a maroon sedan on Route 156 just east of H Road between Waterloo and Hecker. The sole occupant…

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Saturday night injury crash

Emergency personnel responded shortly before 11:10 p.m. Saturday to a single-vehicle crash with injury on Gilmore Lake Road at Floraville Road northeast of Waterloo. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department said…

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WFD rescues dog on ice

The Waterloo Fire Department responded at about 9:30 a.m. Friday to the report of a dog on an ice-covered pond in the 7300 block of Deer Hill Road. Upon arrival,…

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