Rush hour crashes in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded late Tuesday afternoon to multiple crashes in the area of I-255 and Route 3 in Columbia. The first crash involved three vehicles about 4:30 p.m. on Route…
Read MoreKenneth G. ‘Butch’ Bochantin | Obituary
Kenneth Gregory “Butch” Bochantin, 71, of Waterloo, died Feb. 24, 2025, in O’Fallon. He was born Nov. 12, 1953, in Belleville. Kenneth was a member of the Knights of Columbus…
Read MoreRobert P. Ellner | Obituary
Robert “Bob” P. Ellner, 80, of Prairie du Rocher, died Feb. 24, 2025, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis. He was born to the late Harry and Grace (nee Deterding) Ellner…
Read MoreRalph C. Musicant | Obituary
Ralph C. Musicant died at age 77 on Feb. 23, 2025, at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago surrounded by his wife, his brother, a sister-in-law, a good friend and many…
Read MoreLinda Bukowski | Obituary
Linda Bukowski, 75, of St. Louis, recently a resident of Oak Hill in Waterloo, died Feb. 12, 2025. She was born Sept. 5, 1950. Visitation is 4-7:30 p.m. Feb, 27…
Read MoreMan escapes trailer fire near Waterloo
A wood-burning stove is believed to have caused a devastating fire early Saturday morning to a single-wide trailer in the 2400 block of HH Road west of Waterloo. The Waterloo…
Read MoreJasper | Pet of the Week
Jasper is a 4-year-old retriever/chow chow who is good with dogs and has a medium energy level. While he loves to play, Jasper is such a chill, friendly guy with…
Read MoreShirley Friesz | Obituary
Shirley Friesz, 94, of Columbia, died peacefully on Feb. 12, 2025. She devoted her life-long career to the Cahokia Unit School District No. 187, beginning as a Penniman School secretary…
Read MoreSylvester A. Goessling | Obituary
Sylvester August Goessling, 100, of Waterloo, died Feb. 19, 2025, in Waterloo. He was born Dec. 12, 1924, in Waterloo. Sylvester was a lifelong member of Ss. Peter & Paul…
Read MoreStructure fire near Modoc
The Prairie du Rocher and Red Bud fire departments responded shortly after noon Thursday to a structure fire reported in the 6800 block of Maple Hollow Road off Bluff Road…
Read MoreWJHS boys basketball | Team of the Week
The Republic-Times Team of the Week is the Waterloo Junior High School boys basketball squad. The Bulldogs won a Southern Illinois Junior High School Athletic Association Class L regional title…
Read MoreJackson Deutch | Athlete of the Week
The Republic-Times Athlete of the Week is Waterloo High School wrestler Jackson Deutch. The senior placed second at the Lincoln Sectional over the weekend to qualify for the IHSA state…
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