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CPD dispatcher rescues owl
A Columbia Police Department dispatcher stepped from behind the 911 console while on duty recently to rescue an owl that was tangled in netting on a pond in the city. …
I-255 shoulder closures next week
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that intermittent shoulder closures on Interstate 255 from Route 3 in Dupo to half a mile north of Route 157 in St. Clair County…
WHS benefit concert ‘truly magical’
By LACEY THOMAS and CHLOE STELLHORN for the Republic-Times A benefit concert held last month highlighted the talents of Waterloo High School students and staff both on stage and behind…
Wednesday crash south of Columbia
Emergency personnel responded about 5:40 p.m. Wednesday to a hit-and-run crash on Route 3 at FF Road near Hope Christian Church south of Columbia. A pickup truck was involved in…
The results are in…
The results of the April 1 election in Monroe County were released Tuesday night by the Monroe County Clerk’s Office, with two aldermanic races, a school board race and a…
Waving goodbye to Wightman’s
Wightman Pharmacy officially closed its doors last Wednesday, marking an end to 128 years of dedicated service to the community. While managing the many closing affairs of the business had…
Health funding fallout
A large reduction of federal funds could have a substantial impact on Human Support Services and dozens of other community organizations focused on mental health and substance use disorder. Per…
County talks roads, Oak Hill
Road updates were among a hodgepodge of matters tackled by the Monroe County Board on March 17. Monroe County Engineer Aaron Metzger had several items approved which allow his department…
Superintendent shift in Columbia
While the Columbia School Board’s March meeting was heavy on library talk, the board also addressed a number of other matters, including setting a plan regarding the district’s future leadership.…
Marking the Kaskaskia-Cahokia Trail
Members of the Whiteside Station Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and others in the community gathered Saturday morning for a dedication of a new marker along the…