Posts Tagged ‘paywall’
Waterloo to approve budget
The Waterloo City Council is expected to approve a new fiscal year budget for the city during its Monday night meeting at City Hall. For the fiscal year starting May…
Read MoreA look at Waterloo’s first eye doctor
Orlou Reitz, O.D., is featured among the new exhibits this season at the Monroe County History Museum in Waterloo. Reitz was the first optometrist to practice in Waterloo. Coincidentally, the…
Read MoreGrowth in Columbia budget
Columbia City Administrator Doug Brimm presented a budget overview during last Monday’s Columbia City Council meeting. The budget for the City of Columbia’s upcoming fiscal year, like many recent aspects…
Read MoreState OKs budget, tax relief
It may have taken into the early hours of Saturday morning, but Illinois lawmakers finally passed a $46.5 billion budget for fiscal year 2023 as well as a $4.8 billion…
Read More‘Orbeez challenge’ reported in Columbia
Police were called to a property in the 800 block of Autumn Rise Lane in Columbia shortly before 8:30 p.m. Tuesday after a child playing basketball outside was apparently struck…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 4-6-22
(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 MoreLenten reflections | Ott Observations
Being less than two weeks away from Easter, it seems like a good time to reflect. We are called to reflect and pray during Lent as well as fast and…
Read MoreSkylines, rooftops and snacks | Mark’s Remarks
While our oldest daughter was in the hospital recently for routine observation and tests, we traded off spending the night there. It isn’t new to us. Our daughter is…
Read MoreMonday night crash in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded shortly after 8:05 p.m. Monday to the intersection of Ghent Road at Palmer Road in Columbia for a three-vehicle crash. Initial reports were that all occupants of…
Read MoreMonday morning medical call in Waterloo
The Waterloo Police Department and Monroe County EMS responded about 6:30 a.m. Monday to a medical situation involving a motorist at the intersection of Route 3 at Country Club Lane.…
Read MoreReckless driving on Bluff Road
Police were alerted to three or four BMWs with Missouri plates on Bluff Road southbound near Fountain Road in Monroe County shortly after 7:20 p.m. Sunday that were traveling at…
Read MoreWednesday morning crash on I-255
Two people were injured in an early morning crash on I-255 in Columbia on Wednesday. Illinois State Police said that shortly before 6:30 a.m., a vehicle with no working taillights…
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