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Eagles win Candy Cane Classic
“We are having fun now aren’t we ladies?” Columbia girls basketball coach Scott Germain asked his team during a time-out in the Gibault Candy Cane Classic championship game this weekend.…
Columbia approves tax levy increase
The Columbia City Council on Monday night approved its tax levy for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2013, in the amount of $1.94 million. This represents an increase of…
County holds final meeting of year
The Monroe County Board of Commissioners conducted its final meeting of the year Monday morning at the courthouse in Waterloo. County highway engineer Aaron Metzger reported progress on the Kaskaskia…
Police Blotter 12/12/12
Columbia Police Dec. 7 Denise A. Range, 25, of Dupo, was arrested on Monroe and Randolph County warrants at 100 Admiral Weinel Blvd. Dec. 8 Kristian R. Reed, 34, of…
SPPCS Holiday Tournament Bracket 2012
The annual Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic School boys basketball tournament kicks off, Thursday, Dec. 27. The tournament runs through Saturday, Dec. 29. Check back with the Republic-Times for results…
Guilty verdict means ‘Justice for Tony’ in Denver
The man accused of murdering a U.S. Army veteran from Columbia in Denver, Colo., in July 2011 was found guilty by a jury last week. Sgt. Anthony Silva, 25, of…
Dupo teachers, school board at impasse on contract
An impasse has been declared as part of negotiations between Dupo teachers and the district Board of Education on a new teachers contract. The teachers have been working without a…
Gibault vs. Waterloo boys basketball | Sights & Sounds
The Gibault and Waterloo High School boys basketball teams faced-off in their annual rival game Dec. 11. It was as they predicted, both coaches said. A scrappy, back-and-forth, heavy defensive…
ISP agent charged with felony domestic battery
A Monroe County man who works as a special agent for the Illinois State Police was arrested by Monroe County Sheriff’s Department deputies following a domestic incident that occurred late Wednesday night…
Gibault squeaks past Waterloo, 40-37
It was as they predicted, both coaches said. A scrappy, back-and-forth, heavy defensive game between the Waterloo (4-2) and Gibault (6-1) High School boys basketball teams. Bulldog coach C.J. Cruser…