Posts Tagged ‘paywall’
The race for U.S. representative
On Nov. 8, the race for U.S. representative in the 12th District of Illinois – which serves a 12-county area that includes Monroe County and surrounding areas – is between…
Read MoreAppellate judge candidates on ballot
There are two judicial candidates on the Nov. 8 ballot for one seat on the Fifth District Appellate Court due to a vacancy created when David K. Overstreet, a Republican,…
Read MoreAmendment, other races on ballot
An item concerning union organization and labor bargaining in Illinois is on the ballot in the Nov. 8 election. The proposed amendment would add Section 25 to the Illinois Constitution…
Read MoreElection preview: County races up for grabs
Democrat Sonja Madlinger is looking to unseat incumbent Republican Carl Wuertz as Monroe County Assessor for a four-year term in the Nov. 8 election. Sonja Madlinger Sonja Madlinger, 65,…
Read MoreDemolition Man
As a child growing up on a farm just outside of Waterloo playing with smoke bombs and rockets, Joe Brinkmann never saw himself building a demolitions company. Decades later, with…
Read MoreNew priest ‘at home’ in Columbia
With longtime priest Fr. Carl Scherrer stepping away this past summer, his position has since been filled by another priest who has found a place for himself at Immaculate Conception…
Read MoreFire damages Waterloo businesses
A building that serves as home to three Waterloo businesses was damaged by fire early Tuesday morning after flames from a burning nearby motor home spread to the structure. The…
Read MoreDetails emerge on I-255 death
Several months after his body was discovered off I-255 near Dupo, further information on the death of Kyle “Fab” Thomas, 29, of St. Louis, has been made available. Kyle’s body…
Read MoreThe Jekyll and Hyde voter | Ott Observations
A couple of recent national surveys got me thinking about how disconnected our voting ideology can be from what we really want. The Pew Research Center found that only…
Read MoreManners, ad nauseum | Mark’s Remarks
I think I’ve written about manners and the way people behave way too much over the years. I’m starting to get a little tired of myself, actually. But heck. What…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 10-19-22
Columbia Police Sept. 30 – Tyler A. Nickel, 28, of Freeburg, was charged with aggravated fleeing/eluding police in connection with a Sept. 17 incident that originated in Smithton in which…
Read MoreTwo-vehicle crash Tuesday on Route 3
The Columbia police and fire departments responded shortly before 5:45 p.m. Tuesday for a report of a two-vehicle crash on Route 3 just north of the Route 158 exit. The…
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