Sandy Hook shooting renews focus on school safety
"We gather here in memory of 20 beautiful children and six remarkable adults. They lost their lives in a school that could have been...
Anti-heroin crusaders spreading awareness in Monroe County
A "stop heroin movement" created last year in St. Louis is starting to make waves on this side of the river.
Group leaders have been...
New buildings almost complete at Camp Wartburg
There are exciting new things going on at Camp Wartburg, one of which has been a labor of love for the Collmeyer family over...
CHS grad is owner of unique new shop
A 1999 Columbia High School graduate is spreading enthusiasm for sewing with a new shop she opened slightly more than a year ago in...
Local students part of magical season at Notre Dame
When you hear trumpets playing that instantly recognizable college football victory song during the BCS National Championship Game televised on Jan. 7, know that...
Route 3 bridge near Dupo to open Nov. 30
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that the bridge on Route 3 near Dupo over the Union Pacific Railroad and Prairie Du Pont Canal...
Naber awarded prestigious Marshall Scholarship
Jonathan Naber of Waterloo has been awarded a Marshall Scholarship. Each year, about 40 students from the United States are selected as Marshall Scholars...
Waterloo man turns hobby into 36-year second career
Even though it has been an enjoyable hobby these past 36 years, longtime Waterloo saw and tool sharpener Burton Stumpf is closing up his...
Waterloo Lions ‘Share the Feast’ again this Thanksgiving
The Waterloo Lions Club once again hosted a successful "Share the Feast" dinner this Thanksgiving, offering free meals in the Ss. Peter & Paul...
First season firearm deer totals released
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources last week reported that hunters harvested a preliminary total of 72,111 deer during the opening weekend of the...
Kueker joins Illinois Senior Hall of Fame
The Illinois Department on Aging presented awards to the 2012 Senior Hall of Fame class Oct. 24 in Springfield.
The Senior Hall of Fame was...
Martyred Ruma nuns still remembered 20 years later
The top headline in the Nov. 4, 1992, issue of the Republic-Times read “Waterloo Nuns Killed in Liberia.” Despite an election, three of the...
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Tractor, bicycle collide in Waterloo
A 21-year-old New Athens man was airlifted to a St. Louis hospital after the bicycle he was...
Woman’s death after arrest under investigation
A 42-year-old woman died following a Tuesday morning traffic stop in Waterloo that resulted in multiple arrests on drug and burglary charges.
Train derailment in Dupo
Photo courtesy of FOX2 News
Over a dozen area fire departments and other emergency personnel responded shortly after...
Valmeyer school district responds to Confederate flag controversy
The Valmeyer school district responded after an image of a student displaying a half American/half Confederate flag during a sporting event Wednesday...