Posts Tagged ‘monroe county’
Spring Sports Preview now available
The 2022 Spring Sports Preview is included in the March 23 print and digital issues of the Republic-Times newspaper. Pick up a copy for information on spring sports teams from…
Read MoreUkraine invasion hits home
As Wednesday marks Day 28 of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, media accounts serve as one of the only ties for many to their friends and family in the war zone. …
Read MoreChimney fire near Columbia
Multiple fire departments responded Saturday evening to a chimney fire at 2845 Canman Lane near Columbia. The fire call went out at 7 p.m., with flames and smoke reportedly visible…
Read MoreMan gets prison for child porn
A Northern Illinois man was sentenced to prison last week in Monroe County Circuit Court for child pornography. Ethan H. Mayer, 30, of Aurora, was sentenced to four years in…
Read MoreBarn fire near Red Bud
The Red Bud Fire Department responded shortly before 7 p.m. Monday to the report of a fully engulfed barn fire at 8205 LL Road off Route 159 north of Red…
Read MoreThursday crash on Bluff Road
Emergency personnel responded shortly before 5:40 p.m. Thursday to a vehicle crash with partial road blockage on Bluff Road at Hanover Road in Monroe County. One person reported neck pain…
Read MoreTwo-vehicle crash in Wartburg
Emergency personnel responded shortly after 3:30 p.m. Thursday to a two-vehicle crash at 5835 Maeystown Road at Ahne Road in Wartburg. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department said a 2017 Subaru…
Read MoreBrush fire south of Valmeyer
The Valmeyer Fire Department was paged shortly before 4:40 p.m. Wednesday to a brush fire reported near a residence in the 800 block of Berger Road near Levee Road in…
Read MoreBrush fire near railroad tracks west of Columbia
The Columbia and Valmeyer fire departments responded shortly after 3:50 p.m. Wednesday to a brush fire near the railroad tracks just south of Steppig Road west of Columbia. The fire…
Read MoreBoys hoopsters open strong in regionals
The Waterloo, Columbia and Gibault boys basketball squads all posted victories Saturday in the first round of regional play. All three hope to be playing for regional titles come Friday.…
Read MoreAs COVID claims more lives, health department to stop reporting them
The Monroe County Health Department learned of five new COVID-related deaths this week, but on Friday said it will no longer be providing such data. The most recent death, reported…
Read MoreHazardous travel on local roadways
Emergency personnel responded shortly after 1 p.m. Thursday to multiple reports of crashes or vehicles on the stretch of Route 3 from Gilmore Lake Road to Hanover Road between Columbia…
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