Posts Tagged ‘paywall’
Fair weathers heat, storm
The Monroe County Fair has come and gone once again, with this proving to be yet another successful year, tempered a tad by intense summer heat and some stormy weather.…
Read MoreAuf Wiedersehen to German visitors
Earlier this month, Waterloo welcomed two students from its German sister city of Porta Westfalica. With their month-long visit concluded, Angela Stratman, the student exchange coordinator for Sister Cities of…
Read MorePair of fatal I-255 crashes
There were two fatalities in less than three days on I-255 in and near Monroe County. A Dupo man died from serious injuries sustained in a two-vehicle crash about 5:15…
Read MoreMartin is new startUP facilitator
Following the departure of longtime Monroe County startUP Facilitator Jamie Matthews just a few weeks ago, the board of directors has found a new leader in local business owner Leslee…
Read More‘Eagle Tree’ downed in storm
July was bookended by storms in Monroe County, with intense and sustained winds causing extensive damage and a prolonged power outage in Columbia at the start of the month and…
Read MoreTentative multiplier for Monroe County
Monroe County has been issued a tentative property assessment equalization factor of 1.0000, according to the Illinois Department of Revenue. The property assessment equalization factor, often called the “multiplier,” is…
Read MoreLawsuit filed over failed Columbia biz
A lawsuit has been filed in Monroe County Circuit Court against Bryan Scott, owner of Doggie Mac’s Food Truck and former operator of The Truck Stop Columbia, and All Soul…
Read MoreMore LPR cameras coming
The Illinois State Police said it is adding another tool in its toolbox to help reduce and solve violent crime in the metro east. Earlier this year, ISP began…
Read MoreE-cigs now banned indoors
Gov. JB Pritzker on Friday signed HB 1540, a bill banning the usage of e-cigarettes in indoor public spaces. The bill adds electronic smoking devices to the 2008 Smoke-Free Illinois…
Read MoreImagine | Ott Observations
Imagination is a powerful word. To have a goal is to imagine something beyond where you’re at today. Progress requires both an imagined better situation and imagination as to how…
Read MoreWalter | Mark’s Remarks
We have not had the best track record with dogs. Our first two dogs met untimely deaths, one accidentally and the other due to health issues. Both deaths were…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 7-26-23
(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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