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Red Bud teen places in national Skills USA event
Some of Michael Chausse’s earliest memories include marveling at Matchbox cars and tractors when he was 3 years old. Now, the Red Bud High School alum has some pretty serious…
The way I was raised | Mark’s Remarks
I am constantly judging the manners of people. Sometimes, it sounds like I fancy myself as the superior rule follower, the person who knows all about what manners people…
Columbia ponders properties
City Council meeting was spent discussing land use in the city. One discussion involved a single property, a house on Wernings Drive. As part of the lot’s R-4 zoning requirements,…
Zoning board opposes recovery residence
The Waterloo Zoning Board of appeals went against the recommendation of the Waterloo Planning Commission on Thursday night when it voted 5-2 against two petitions related to a recovery residence.…
New Columbia mayor takes office
The Columbia City Council will now have four new faces at its meetings after a new mayor, city clerk and two aldermen were sworn in Monday night. Monroe County Circuit…
Waterloo School Board receives updates
The Waterloo School Board heard updates on ongoing district construction projects, graduation plans and this year’s budget at its monthly meeting Monday night. The most notable construction update concerned the…
Columbia native pens book
Anna Moeslein completed a momentous personal goal last year – just not in the way she expected. After turning 30, the Columbia native decided she wanted to be a published…
Reflecting on a year of COVID
On March 16, 2020, Gov. JB Pritzker announced that all gatherings of 50 or more people must be canceled, closing schools and many businesses in the process. That same day,…
Can the coroner also be mayor?
A question on some voters’ minds ahead of the April consolidated election may be whether Columbia mayoral candidate Bob Hill can serve in that role and his current one as…
Football season begins Friday
The Waterloo, Columbia and Dupo high school football teams are ready for the long-awaited return of Friday Night Lights. The IHSA updated its COVID attendance rules recently to 20 percent…
Ebersohl chosen interim mayor of Columbia
In a brief meeting Wednesday night, Columbia Ward III Alderman Gene Ebersohl was chosen to be the city’s interim mayor until a new mayor is sworn in after the April…
Monroe County adds COVID deaths; positive vaccine news
Monroe County’s death toll from the novel coronavirus is now at 88 after the death of a man in his 90s who was not associated with a long-term care facility…