Metro East Moves To Tier 2 Mitigations Indoor Seating Still Not Allowed At Bars And Restaurants
New cases of covid-19 along with the positivity rate in Illinois and in the Metro East (Region 4) have subsided a bit in recent weeks....
Cedarhurst Residents Getting Covid-19 Vaccine This Week
by Joe Leicht Residents of Cedarhurst Senior Living in Monroe County and their families have expressed concern about when they might get innoculated against the...
County Officials Content New Ordinance Addresses Concerns Over Future Wind Power
by Joe Leicht Developer Joe Koppeis’ plan to install 600-foot-tall wind turbines along the Monroe County bluff will likely not soon see the light of...
Columbia Public Schools Will Soon Return To Campus
by Joe Leicht Despite a late appeal by high school teachers, the Columbia School District Board of Education voted unanimously to go "all in" and...
Wagner: Two Choices – Get Vaccine Or Get Covid-19
by Joe Leicht Monroe County Health Director John Wagner sent a seemingly mixed message on covid-19 when he reported to the county board on Jan....
Governor Extends Face Mask Mandate
Through a Jan. 4 executive order, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker extended the state’s face mask wearing mandate through June 3 (150 days). It requires citizens...
Sabo to Play For Roosevelt University
Gibault senior Brayden Sabo has signed his letter of intent to play baseball at Roosevelt University in northern Illinois.
CHS Baseball Standouts Sign Letters Of Intent
Columbia High School baseball standouts Jonah James, Sam Bonaldi and Adam Wibbenmeyer will be suiting up next year at SWIC. The boys recently signed their...
2020 Deer Harvest
Alexis Mueller got an eight point buck during deer season. She is looking forward to her deer sausage and jerky. Alexis is the 2020 Valmeyer...
Rylee Cocos Wins Big Buck Contests In Maeystown And Fountain
Rylee Cocos won the big buck contest at both Fountain Inn and Hank and Lilly’s in Maeystown. The 197-pounder had 8 points. Rylee, 11, is...
CHS Kossina Commits to Mississippi College
Columbia High School senior Malia Kossina has signed a letter of intent to play golf at Mississippi College. Malia, second from left, is congratulated by...
Khoury To Play At Illinois Wesleyan
Columbia High School senior Ava Khoury has signed her letter of intent to play softball at Illinois Wesleyan University. While at CHS, Ava played first...
Prairie du Rocher Fire Department Assists With Fults Fire
Prairie du Rocher Captain Tyler Barbeau helped put out a shed fire in rural Fults. Upon his arrival, Maeystown Fire...
Prairie du Rocher Fire Department Pays It Forward to Clifton City, Mo.
After 41 years serving the community, the Prairie du Rocher Fire Department has donated its 1979 Tower’s International pumper truck...
Three Korves Relatives Arrested Following Burksville Trailer Park Incident
A Burksville woman was sexually assaulted and traumatized in her own home – all within a several hours. The incidents...
Waterloo Man Involved In A Fatal Wreck
Waterloo resident Harold Benne Jr. luckily avoided injury Jan. 17, when the semi-truck he was driving in Lenzburg was struck...
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