Posts Tagged ‘paywall’
Waterloo digs for new water
Work on a new $30 million water plant for the City of Waterloo is underway as city officials joined project managers and others for a groundbreaking ceremony on the project…
Read MoreColumbia talks growth, cell service, electricity
The prospect of business growth was the main point of discussion during last Tuesday’s Columbia City Council meeting. Columbia City Administrator Doug Brimm said city representatives met with members of…
Read MoreValmeyer TIF district renewed
A tax increment financing district in the Village of Valmeyer will be in place for another 12 years beginning next month. The Valmeyer Village Board began the renewal process for…
Read MoreLocal land buy for Audubon Society
The Illinois Audubon Society announced the purchase of 44.5 acres in Monroe County to protect the groundwater recharge basin which drains into the Fogelpole Cave Nature Preserve off G Road…
Read MoreOur two biggest challenges | Ott Observations
I think our country today faces two immense and complex challenges, but they aren’t what you think. It’s not the economy, the environment or how to handle Russia, China or…
Read MoreToo much discussion | Mark’s Remarks
I love to watch the show “Hoarders.” Most of the episodes are predictable. A team comes in, assesses the hoard and then goes about convincing the person to let go…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 9-6-23
(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…
Read MoreTrio of Tuesday morning crashes
Emergency personnel were busy responding to a trio of Tuesday morning crashes in Monroe County. The first crash occurred about 7:25 a.m. in the 5200 block of Route 156 near…
Read MoreUnlocked vehicles rummaged through in Columbia
Police are investigating multiple reports of burglaries to motor vehicles that occurred early Saturday morning off Rueck Road in Columbia. A total of four vehicles, all unlocked, were unlawfully entered…
Read More4-car crash in Columbia Monday
The Columbia Police Department responded to a four-car crash Monday morning shortly after 8 a.m. on northbound Route 3 near the North Main Street intersection. According to the police report,…
Read MoreUTV crash near Ames
Emergency personnel responded about 3:30 a.m. Sunday to the report of a side-by-side UTV that had rolled into a ditch and trapped its male driver underneath. The incident occurred in…
Read MoreFriday night fire on D Road
Three local departments battled a Friday night blaze in rural Monroe County. Valmeyer, Waterloo and Columbia firefighters responded about 8:40 p.m. to a residence in the 6900 block of D…
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