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Country Crossings Residents Still Oppose Hubbard’s Updated CUP

By Independent | February 21, 2020

By Joe Leicht The Columbia City Council got its first look at Southern Illinois Development Corp.’s proposed 143-lot, residential community-unit plan (CUP) located just north of Country Crossings at its Feb. 18 meeting. For County Crossings residents, it was at least the second time they’ve seen the plan and despite the fact that developer Marty……

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Appellate Court Rules Against Sunset Overlook

By Monroe County Independent | February 14, 2020
By Joe Leicht An appellate court ruled this week that the Sunset Overlook will have to follow the rules of C-1 business zoning. This includes...
The Columbia High School cheer team celebrates winning third place in the state tournament.

Columbia Cheerleaders Fly Home With 3rd Place Trophy

By Monroe County Independent | February 8, 2020
The Columbia High School cheer team is adding to their already substantial trophy case. Today, the Eagles finished in third place (medium school division) at...
Myers Korner Market and Lisa’s Market Street Grille offer one of the many scenic views in downtown Prairie du Rocher. - photo by Larry Braun

At A Crossroads, Rocher Charters A New Course

By Independent | February 5, 2020
Prairie du Rocher is not going down without a fight. The pending loss of accreditation for the levees protecting the village from the Mississippi River...
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Downtown Dupo Home Destroyed By Fire

By Monroe County Independent | February 2, 2020
A downtown Dupo fire was destroyed by fire the night of Feb. 2. The mother and daughter will lived there lost nearly all of their...
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Fults Phil Sees MANY Shadows

By Monroe County Independent | February 2, 2020
Expect Six More Weeks Of Schlick Ice With the bright sunlight warming the early February air over Monroe County, shadows abound from Columbia to Ames. And...
The Columbia High School cheer team celebrates winning first place at the Carterville IHSA Sectional. The Eagles fly next Saturday to the state tournament in Bloomington.

Eagles And Bulldogs Advance To Cheer State Tournament

By Monroe County Independent | February 2, 2020
Thanks to outstanding performances at Saturday’s sectional meet, the high school cheer teams from Columbia and Waterloo will compete next weekend in the IHSA State...
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IDOT Advises Motorists To Be Prepared As I-255 Closure Approaches

By Monroe County Independent | January 28, 2020
by John Layton On a cloudy, chilly and slightly snowy Tuesday morning, IDOT, MODOT and the Illinois State Police gathered outside of Fairmount Park to...
Jon Mitchell and his mother, Amy Alexander, center, are surrounded by the Monroe County Ambulance Service crew and the Mercy South Hospital emergency room crew responsible for saving the Waterloo teen’s life. Mitchell was stabbed in an altercation prior to the start of the 2019 Waterloo Homecoming Parade.

Recovering Waterloo Teen Thanks Those Who Saved His Life

By Monroe County Independent | January 27, 2020
By John Layton Dr. Brad Ross visits with Jon Mitchell last week during a visit to Mercy South. Paramedics don’t often...
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The Millstadt Police Department has taken numerous reports this morning of vehicles being broken into overnight in the Stone Bridge...
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Two drivers along Bluff Road got into a heated, road-rage fueled argument in which a loaded gun was present. But...