Cahokia, Dupo VFW posts to merge
Neighboring VFW posts in Dupo and Cahokia are now one, with the two consolidating operations in Cahokia. The change came about last Tuesday night...
Walmart sued for exploding bike tire
A man is suing Walmart in Waterloo for injuries allegedly sustained as a result of an exploding bicycle tire.
The plaintiff, Kevin Timpe of Waterloo,...
Altadonna to receive Chamber honor
Saturday night, the Waterloo Chamber of Commerce will honor its latest Community Service Award recipient: Mark Altadonna.
Altadonna is well known in Monroe County for...
Urgent care returning to Monroe County
Monroe County will soon be home to an urgent care medical facility again.
Gateway Urgent Care is scheduled to open on the first floor of...
Student trip explores entrepreneurship
At the end of the school year, Monroe County CEO students had finished their small business projects and were feeling ready to take on...
COVID death at Oak Hill; new cases at Integrity
Monroe County Health Department Administrator John Wagner confirmed Sunday that a resident of Oak Hill Senior Living & Rehabilitation in Waterloo has died of...
Monroe County reports new COVID death, at warning level again
With word spreading Monday afternoon of possible new restrictions being imposed due to rising coronavirus cases, Gov. JB Pritzker's office assured that current mitigation...
Schneider’s employee was steadying force through change
So much can change in 43 years. Businesses succeed and fail, towns change, the economy fluctuates, and people come and go.
But for Rayma Rippelmeyer...
Health Board weighs the county’s urgent care needs
The Monroe County Health Board met last Tuesday night at the Monroe County Annex Building in Waterloo. Discussion of a possible urgent care facility...
Quality Collision thriving in Waterloo location
With business in Columbia booming, Quality Collision owner Chris Kalbfleisch knew expansion was possible.
In April, the Waterloo location opened in the building that used...
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...
Republic-Times celebrates 125th anniversary
In 2015, the Republic-Times is celebrating 125 years of serving the Monroe County community with quality weekly news coverage.
The Republic-Times is a successor to...