Democrats seek county offices
The Monroe County political arena has been dominated by news of Republican party hopefuls of late. This week, it's the Democrats' turn as they...
‘Dogs, Eagles get different results at sectional
The Waterloo and Columbia boys soccer teams had different results in their first games of sectional play Tuesday night at Columbia High School. The...
German visitors reinforce Maeystown’s origins
A group of six citizens of Bellheim, Germany visited heavily German influenced Maeystown over the weekend to strengthen ties between the two villages.
The flow...
Drones creating buzz in variety of ways
A drone was once just a monotonous sound, but not anymore. Drones are unmanned aerial devices that offer a multitude of positive uses. Unfortunately,...
Seeing the country, one park at a time
There are 59 national parks in the United States, each one as unique as the next. Some are famous for their trees, others for...
Police Blotter | 10/21/2015
(Editor’s note: All information in this report is gathered directly from area police agencies, county courts and emergency radio dispatch. The public is reminded...
Minor crash on Route 156
Monroe County Sheriff's Department and Monroe County EMS responded to the area of 5200 State Route 156 for a single-vehicle crash with minor injuries...
Route 3 vehicle crash in Columbia
Columbia police, fire and ambulance personnel responded about 1:50 p.m. Monday to a multi-vehicle crash with minor injury at Route 3 and South Main...
Football regular season comes to an end
The high school football regular season came to a close on Friday night.
Columbia's football season will continue next week with a first round playoff...
Columbia, Waterloo soccer teams win regional titles
Columbia's and Waterloo's soccer teams will continue their season with sectionals next week. In fact, each team will be competing in the Columbia Sectional...
Woman charged with damage to ‘Black Lives Matter’ signs
The Columbia Police Department announced Friday it has charged a 63-year-old Columbia woman with five misdemeanors in connection with recent incidents that occurred outside...
Columbia football | Team of the Week
The Columbia High School football team is this week's Republic-Times Team of the Week. The Eagles kept their undefeated season intact this past Friday...
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Sports Year in Review
The year 2018 was a banner year for Monroe County athletes, all the way through.
It began in January, when Waterloo junior Jenna Schwartz was...
Attempted murder charge in Waterloo stabbing
Trevor C. Hudson
A 26-year-old man faces an attempted murder charge following an early Friday morning stabbing in...
DUI injury crash at Walmart
Pictured is the scene of the accident Friday.
Emergency personnel responded shortly after noon Friday to the...
Inmate dies at county jail
The Illinois State Police is investigating the death of an inmate in the Monroe County Jail early Friday morning.