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Owners to try again for E. Monroe rezone

By Sally Gillie, Monitor   Owners of controversial east Monroe property, denied a rezone from limited open space to general commercial last year, have commissioned a new, expanded environmental impact…

Ticket design a winner

Steve Jensen of Monroe shows off the Lotto ticket he designed, which goes on sale this week. Jensen, who doesn’t play Lotto much and who doesn’t consider himself an artist,…

Former Monroe City Council member Geoffrey Thomas will run for mayor

By Polly Keary, Editor   The filing deadline for political campaigns is still months away, but Monroe Mayor Robert Zimmerman has his first opponent. Last week, former city council member…

Providence declined partnership because VGH remained inpatient hospital

Prov. last summer thought VGH better as an ‘outpatient hospital’ By Polly Keary, Editor Providence Regional Medical Center was not interested in a partnership with Valley General Hospital last summer…

Monroe loses opportunity to upgrade ball fields

By Polly Keary, Editor   Monroe has lost an opportunity to get new ball field turf and the new business that would have come with it, due to lack of…

February scholars

Anya Liebman, Choir; Callie Maxon, Choir; Sierria Underdown, Health; Matthew Turner, Math-honors Math Analysis; Cameron Wood, Athletic Academic Scholar; Samuel Wolff, Marketing; Abby Hunt, Math-Algebra/Geometry block; Alexandra Ragusa, English; Sophira…

January scholars

Alex Frogget, Science; Daniel Estrada, History; Kevin White, Instrumental Music, Amber Van Burnt, Athletic Academic Scholar; Milee Allsop, Math; Matthew Horsley, History; Shelby Knisley, P.E. Kelsey Beebe, World Languages; Victoria…

Focus on Seniors: Legal things to do now before you need them

By Holly Glen Gearhart Time flies quickly. Before long you could find yourself in a legal boondoggle you forgot about or thought you had taken care of; namely, your will…

Focus on Seniors: Coming events and car stuff

By Holly Glen Gearhart The second half of the photography course offered through ECSC’s Boomerang program gets underway this evening at 6:30 p.m., as does a new course on massage.…

Downtown parking needs more study, says council

  By Sally Gillie, Monitor Before making any changes to time limits for parking in downtown Monroe, the city council says it wants to get more feedback from local businesses…