Posts Tagged ‘paywall’
What to expect in 2020
Monroe County will once again have a full plate in 2020. Elections, new state laws and their ramifications, business happenings and several high-profile court cases all look to dominate the…
Read MoreLocals oppose time change
When the Illinois General Assembly begins its legislative session Jan. 28, the House will have a bill to consider that has drawn the ire of Monroe Countians. That legislation is…
Read MoreIt’s time to be counted
Later this month, the federal government will begin what The Associated Press has called its “largest peacetime operation.” That is the 2020 Census. While it may seem unimportant, the census…
Read MoreCoalition gets cannabis lesson
In its first five days of legalization, over $10.8 million worth of adult-use recreational marijuana was sold in more than 271,000 transactions statewide, including at the Collinsville facility that serves…
Read MoreCounty talks road plans, marijuanna
The Monroe County Board discussed the future of roads and cannabis on Monday morning. Monroe County Engineer Aaron Metzger presented his department’s five-year plan for road work in the county. …
Read MoreHockey teams chasing the dream
The Mississippi Valley Club Hockey Association standings are crowded at the top, with the two local squads continuing to jockey for positioning ahead of the postseason. The Freeburg-Waterloo Raging Bulldogs…
Read MoreWHS girls hoops tops Columbia
The Waterloo High School girls basketball team avenged a November loss by downing rival Columbia at home Monday night, 60-48. The Bulldogs outscored the Eagles 22-12 in the second quarter…
Read MoreTwenty years already? | Mark’s Remarks
When I was in grade school, I used to imagine myself in the year 2000. In my mind’s eye, there I was; gray headed, wearing glasses. A family. Grown-up kids.…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 1/1/20
(Editor’s note: Information in this report is gathered directly from area police agencies, county courts and emergency radio dispatch. The public is reminded that defendants are presumed innocent until proven…
Read MoreGerard A. Lavoie | Obituary
Gerard “Jerry” A. Lavoie, 81, of Columbia, died peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, at Mercy Hospital South in St. Louis on Jan. 5, 2020. Born on Oct. 20, 1938…
Read MoreKenneth Schmidt | Obituary
Kenneth John Joseph Schmidt, 70, of Maeystown, died Jan. 5, 2020, in St. Louis, MO. He was born Oct. 19, 1949, in Belleville, son of the late Orville and Josephine…
Read MoreNancy Ann Boren | Obituary
Nancy Ann Boren, 73, of Red Bud, died Jan. 5, 2020. She was born August 15, 1946, in St. Louis, daughter of the late Roy Edward and Jean (nee Sitzes)…
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