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…
Read MoreICS 8th grade girls volleyball | Team of the Week
The Republic-Times Team of the Week is the Immaculate Conception School eighth grade girls volleyball squad which won the school’s first regional championship in the sport earlier this month. The…
Read MoreAidan Dintelman | Athlete of the Week
The Republic-Times Athlete of the Week is Waterloo High School softball standout Aidan Dintelman. The junior leads the Bulldogs (5-1) in hitting and pitching in the early going this spring.…
Read MoreWednesday 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…
Read MoreMichael D. Robinson | Obituary
Michael Dwayne Robinson, 68, of Sparta; born on July 5, 1956, in Red Bud, the son of Leslie and Ethel (nee, Alms) Robinson died, April 1, 2025, at home surrounded…
Read MoreThe 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…
Read MoreWaving 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…
Read MoreHealth 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…
Read MoreCounty 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…
Read MoreSuperintendent 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.…
Read MoreMarking 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…
Read MoreStorm accelerates change in Valmeyer
Valmeyer saw its fair share of damage from the heavy storms and tornado that buffeted the county on March 14, prompting urgency in some school district plans that were meant to…
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