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Wednesday structure fire near Wartburg
The Maeystown and Waterloo fire departments and Monroe County EMS were paged just after 5:15 p.m. Wednesday for a structure fire in the 5700 block of LRC near Beaver Creek…
Windy Wednesday incidents
High winds on Wednesday resulted in several calls to area emergency agencies. Just after 3:45 p.m., the Waterloo Fire Department responded to the area of 408 N. Library Street for…
Storm packs mighty punch
As predicted, severe weather barreled through the St. Louis region Friday night, producing at least one tornado, bringing heavy winds, large hail and torrential rainfall and leaving many area residents…
Jane Doe no more
The Columbia Police Department hosted a press conference last Friday morning regarding a cold case centered around the remains of a Jane Doe found over 20 years ago. Monroe County…
Charges filed in fatal crash
Following news last week that a wrongful death lawsuit was filed in a Sept. 1 crash south of Columbia that killed a local teenager, the Republic-Times learned criminal charges had…
Waterloo council races in wards 3, 4
The April 1 municipal election features two contested races for Waterloo City Council, those being in wards 3 and 4. In Ward 3, incumbent alderman Kyle Buettner is facing a…
Waterloo School Board has 4 for 3 seats
Voters in Waterloo will be deciding on a fairly competitive race among the Waterloo School Board. The ballot features three incumbents – Neil Giffhorn, John Caupert and James Yaekel –…
Charges filed in 2021 Dupo death
A Dupo man was charged last week in connection with the 2021 death of a man found in that town following a missing person report. The Illinois State Police stated…
Other issues on the ballot
Along with contested Waterloo aldermanic and school board races, Monroe County voters will have a handful of other choices to make on their ballots April 1. Still in Waterloo, voters…
Gibault president departs
Gibault Catholic High School will have someone new stepping in as one of its two administrative leads next year, as it was recently announced that the school’s first president is…