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Columbia’s TIF success
The area west of Route 3 in Columbia between Main Street and Valmeyer Road was once not much more than overgrown woods and a flood plain. Twenty five years later,…
Read MoreColumbia City Council honors Kish
The City of Columbia honored recently retired Immaculate Conception School Principal Mike Kish Monday night. In recognition of “the significant impact Mike Kish has had on the education of Columbia’s…
Read MoreColumbia may cut committees
The first full meeting of the newest Columbia City Council focused on adjusting to change. Two items of lengthy discussion Monday night involved the extension of outdoor dining in Columbia…
Read MoreOutgoing Columbia officials reflect
At the May 3 Columbia City Council meeting, Jim Agne, Gene Ebersohl and Wes Hoeffken were recognized for their contributions to the community – nearly a century of service combined…
Read MoreNew 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…
Read MoreColumbia approves budget
The Columbia City Council hosted a public hearing prior to its special meeting Monday night to approve the city’s budget for the fiscal year ending in April 2022. There was no…
Read MoreColumbia set to OK budget
COVID-19 has affected nearly every aspect of life in Monroe County, and financial planning for the City of Columbia is no different. Columbia City Administrator Doug Brimm gave a report…
Read MoreColumbia defends biz support
Comments made in the lead-up to the April 6 municipal election have some Columbia city officials and employees on the defensive. Campaign remarks by candidates for Columbia offices suggested that…
Read MoreBusiness as usual in Columbia
The first meeting of the Columbia City Council with Gene Ebersohl as interim mayor was business as usual. In an administrative action, the first agenda item vote corrected an inadvertent…
Read MoreEbersohl 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…
Read MoreEarly voting begins Feb. 25
Election day for the 2021 municipal election is less than two months away, but the voting process starts next Thursday when early voting begins. Monroe County voters can cast their…
Read MoreWhat to expect in 2021
The question on many people’s minds as we begin 2021 is how much it will resemble years before the novel coronavirus pandemic. • One key determining factor that will answer…
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