Posts Tagged ‘paywall’
A new queen is crowned
Sunday evening saw the end of the first day of the Monroe County Fair, marked with a pageant to decide this year’s Monroe County Fair Queen and Little Miss. After…
Read MoreCounty added to state disaster declaration
Monroe County and 13 other counties were included in an expanded state disaster proclamation due to severe weather in Illinois that occurred June 29 through July 2, Gov. JB Pritzker…
Read MoreACLU joins gender debate
The situation in the Waterloo School District concerning the school board’s recently added gender identity and bathroom policy has been garnered attention outside of Monroe County. When the situation began…
Read MoreYMCA fixes up after storm
A severe storm that bombarded the area on June 30 did especially terrible damage to Columbia, knocking down trees, ripping apart roofs and taking out power for the city for…
Read MoreLightning causes large house fire
A lightning strike resulted in a large destructive house fire about 10:30 a.m. Thursday in the 3300 block of Trout Camp Road west of Waterloo. A passerby called 911 to…
Read MoreTrucking trouble for zoning board
The Monroe County Zoning Board of Appeals met briefly last Wednesday to discuss two small items. The more substantial of the requests presented to the board concerned Andrew Large, who…
Read MoreLocal SAFE-T Act reactions
Monroe County Sheriff Neal Rohlfing and Monroe County State’s Attorney Ryan Webb issued a joint press release last week regarding the July 18 Illinois Supreme Court decision ruling the SAFE-T…
Read MoreWaterloo OKs handful of measures
During its July 17 meeting, the Waterloo City Council annexed land, approved work contracts and approved a handful of other measures. Aldermen voted in favor of an annexation agreement between…
Read MoreUpdated FEMA flood maps up for review
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is proposing updates to the Flood Insurance Rate Map for Monroe County. Community partners are invited to participate in a 90-day appeal and comment period. …
Read MoreTuesday crash injures 4 in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded about 10:15 a.m. Tuesday to a three-vehicle crash with injuries on Route 3 at Veterans Parkway in Columbia. Responding agencies included the Columbia police, Columbia EMS, Monroe…
Read MoreMonday crash in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded about 4:15 p.m. Monday to a two-vehicle crash with road blockage on North Main Street at Ghent Road in Columbia. Responding agencies included Columbia police, Columbia EMS…
Read MoreMonroe County added to revised state storm disaster declaration
Monroe County and 13 other counties were included in an expanded disaster proclamation due to severe weather in Illinois that occurred June 29 through July 2, Gov. JB Pritzker announced…
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