Posts Tagged ‘paywall’
Charron joins Waterloo City Council
Waterloo Mayor Stan Darter on Monday officially appointed Tina Charron to the Ward III seat on the Waterloo City Council vacated by Jason Goff, who resigned in June due to…
Read MoreSending love to Biloxi
A group of parishioners from St. Paul United Church of Christ in Columbia recently took a mission trip to Mississippi, offering their services to a long-lived mission which focuses on…
Read MoreAdorable Beast returns
Nine months following a tragic fire that destroyed their business and two others, the owners of Adorable Beast have made a return, setting up shop in a new location that…
Read MoreColumbia soccer park approved
The Columbia City Council approved a number of items Monday, including a green light for the first phase of a planned youth sports complex near the intersection of Bluff and…
Read MoreCounty in good financial shape
The Monroe County Board of Commissioners heard a positive report about the county’s financial standing during its Monday morning meeting. Keith Slussen of Columbia accounting firm Fick, Eggemeyer & Williamson…
Read MoreNew law protects shooting complex
New legislation signed into law recently allows the state to explore entering into an agreement with a private company to run the World Shooting and Recreational Complex near Sparta. The…
Read MoreISP launches online crash reporting
The Illinois State Police is launching a Civilian Crash Reporting System that allows the public to create a crash report online without having to wait roadside for a Trooper to…
Read MoreState requires full-day kindergarten
Gov. JB Pritzker last week signed HB 2396, requiring each school board to establish a kindergarten program with full-day attendance beginning with the 2027-28 school year. Under this bill, every…
Read MoreActing out | Mark’s Remarks
It happened, even with my brother and I. We’d be at our grandparents or someone else’s house. Our parents would come to pick us up, and we’d get into a…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 8-2-23
Columbia Police July 18 – Keana R. McGee, 35, of East St. Louis, was arrested for unlawful possession of cannabis and suspended registration on I-255. July 28 – Matthew…
Read MoreMonday afternoon crash in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded shortly after 4:10 p.m. Monday to a multi-vehicle crash at the intersection of Route 3 and South Main Street in Columbia. Police said a 2017 Dodge van…
Read MoreCrash on Route 3 at Route 158 in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded shortly before 11:35 a.m. Monday to a single-vehicle crash with injury on northbound Route 3 at the Route 158 overpass just south of Columbia. The driver of…
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