Posts Tagged ‘paywall’
County feeling effects of inflation
County revenues are up from budget expectations for the year, a trend Monroe County Treasurer Kevin Koenigstein described as a “double-edged sword.” At Monday’s meeting of the Monroe County…
Read MoreColumbia schools in planning mode
As COVID cases decline, the Columbia School Board, like many others, is moving its discussions away from testing and social distancing and toward future planning. March’s meeting showed this includes…
Read MoreProjects steer course for Waterloo schools
Maintenance improvements were a prevailing topic of Monday’s Waterloo School Board meeting. The board approved many of these projects, which were discussed in an earlier Building and Grounds Committee meeting.…
Read MoreUkraine invasion hits home
As Wednesday marks Day 28 of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, media accounts serve as one of the only ties for many to their friends and family in the war zone. …
Read MoreWHS Legacy Society inductees chosen
After a year thwarted by COVID, five Waterloo High School alumni are being recognized as the newest additions to the WHS Legacy Wall. Soon, the familiar faces of Rev. Mary…
Read MoreWater plant project moves ahead
Plans to build a new water treatment plant serving Waterloo residents took a major step forward Monday night. The Waterloo City Council approved an ordinance authorizing the city to borrow…
Read MoreFirebird Fest in the ‘Loo
Pontiac Firebirds will crowd the streets of Waterloo on Saturday, May 21, with cars of every color and every model year being featured. A parade, which will roll into town…
Read MoreColumbia updates sign code
Out with the old, in with the new is a recurring theme in recent Columbia City Council meetings as the city continues a year-long comprehensive planning process and gears up…
Read MoreOut to pasture | Mark’s Remarks
When I was very little, someone bought a rocking horse for me. It was too big for my bedroom, so my mom set it up in the little laundry room…
Read MorePolice Blotter | 3-16-22
(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 MoreMonday brush fire near Columbia
The Columbia Fire Department was paged shortly before 2:40 p.m. Monday for a brush fire near Harres Lane and Bluff Road south of Columbia. Waterloo and Valmeyer fire departments were…
Read MoreSmall fire Monday at Waterloo Sonic
The Waterloo Fire Department responded around 2:10 p.m. Monday to the Sonic restaurant drive-thru in Waterloo. Initial reports stated a small fire began in a mulch pile near the drive-thru…
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