Columbia police chief retiring
Columbia Police Chief Jerry Paul told the Republic-Times this week that he is officially retiring on Jan. 31, 2021.
Paul, 53, has served as chief...
Columbia residents squawk about chickens
(Editor’s note: Portions of this article from last week were inadvertently cut from the print edition, so we are running the segment about backyard...
Election went ‘pretty smooth’ in Monroe County
It may have taken days for America to find out who won the presidential election and a few senate races, and there are legal...
Where does leftover campaign money go?
In our Oct. 21 edition, the Republic-Times reported on the campaign donations and expenditures for five key local, state and federal races.
The election is...
Final election results
The Republic-Times reported election results as of press time last Tuesday night, though few of the races except those in Monroe County were final.
This...
Waterloo police pension fund on the rise
The Waterloo City Council learned at its Nov. 2 meeting that more tax money may need to be levied to fund police pensions going...
COVID case spike continues
Monroe County has continued to see rising coronavirus cases in recent days.
The county has had 1,345 total coronavirus cases since the pandemic began, with...
Republicans win big in Monroe County
Republicans’ dominance of Monroe County government will continue, as both GOP candidates won their elections here Tuesday.
Republican George Green of Maeystown beat Democrat Duane...
Monroe County nixes Bluff Road bike lane
Monroe County Engineer Aaron Metzger reported at Monday’s meeting of the Monroe County Board that the county will not apply for a grant to...
Columbia balks at chickens
The Columbia City Council cried fowl at Monday’s meeting concerning the keeping of domestic chickens within city limits.
At the Sept. 21 meeting, Columbia Director...
Bost, Lenzi running for Congress
The race to represent this district in the U.S. House is between incumbent Republican Mike Bost of Murphysboro and Democrat Ray Lenzi of Makanda.
Mike...
Election information central
With early voting open from 9 a.m. to noon this Saturday at the courthouse and polls open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday...