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Monarch butterflies proposed as threatened species
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing federal protections for the monarch butterfly. Last month, the service proposed to list the monarch butterfly as a threatened species and designate…
Real Estate Transactions | Dec. 23-27, 2024
The location of real estate transactions with only the parcel number listed may be viewed be entering the number on the Monroe County GIS website ‘Parcel Viewer.’ All transactions may…
Dog rescued from icy Columbia lake
The Columbia Fire Department responded about 8:50 a.m. Tuesday to a dog that fell through the ice on a lake behind a residence in the 2800 block of Robert Drive…
Standoff ends in arrest in Columbia
A Monroe County man was taken into custody Thursday night following a police pursuit that began in Waterloo earlier in the evening and ended with a standoff in Columbia. Charged…
Dupo standoff ends with arrest
Following a man in being shot in the leg around 3:30 p.m. Thursday in the 300 block of McBride Avenue in Dupo, members of the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department…
2024 Year in Review
January Waterloo couple Justin and Britney Schmidt became the parents of the first baby to be born in St. Louis in 2024. Sonny West Schmidt was born at 12:03 a.m.…
Christmas car for Annalee
A young Monroe County girl got her biggest Christmas wish this year as a friend of her family went out of his way to design and build a custom toy…
New laws in the new year
On New Year’s Day, 293 new state laws take effect in Illinois. The minimum wage in Illinois increases to $15 an hour on Jan. 1, completing a six-year transition period…
New water service online in Waterloo
The City of Waterloo announced last week the opening of its new water treatment facility. The new city service is a comprehensive infrastructure project that also included construction of a…
Holiday hope for Danielle
Danielle Bergmann, a Columbia woman with a passion for animals, recently underwent lifesaving brain surgery to remove a tumor pressing on her pituitary gland, the community continuing to support her…