Business
Family Video provides nostalgic fun
As more people have been spending more time at home this year, one of the places they may have turned to get some entertainment is Waterloo’s Family Video. That store,…
Read MoreCOVID 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 240 of them currently active.…
Read MoreLocal bean harvest wrapping up
Soybeans are the final of three main field crops grown across Monroe County every year. What are termed first crop beans have been harvested in billowing clouds of dust across…
Read MoreSteady rise in COVID cases locally
Monroe County has had 1,110 total coronavirus cases since the pandemic begin, with 185 of them active at last count. There have been 218 new cases here since Oct. 20.…
Read MoreColumbia talks gambling, chickens
The Columbia City Council’s main item of business Monday night was clarifying guidelines relating to video gambling in the city. Monday’s meeting began with a public comment from C.J. Schlemmer,…
Read MoreMueller promoted to state FSA office
A staple of the Monroe County farming community has become less visible in recent weeks, and for good reason. Monroe County Farm Service Agency Executive Director Wendy Mueller recently earned…
Read MoreAnother death at Oak Hill; COVID cases at WHS
Monroe County has had 876 total coronavirus cases since the pandemic began, with several new cases being reported daily as of late. Monroe County Health Department Administrator John Wagner reported…
Read MoreLocals help bring movie to big screen
A new movie called “Interviewing Monsters and Bigfoot” was released on all major streaming services last week, and several Monroe County residents had a hand in making it. “It’s funny…
Read MoreGambling in Monroe County down only slightly
While businesses across multiple industries are coping with staggering losses due to the pandemic, video gambling took only a slight dip in Monroe County in the months it has been…
Read MoreCOVID mitigations lifted in region; 3 more deaths at Oak Hill
Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Public Health announced that the metro east region – which includes Monroe County – will return to Phase 4 of the Restore…
Read MoreOak Hill outbreak results in 8 deaths
Monroe County Health Department Administrator John Wagner said, as of Monday, a total of eight residents at Oak Hill Senior Living & Rehabilitation in Waterloo have now died from the…
Read MoreR-T wins top SIEA honors
Following news earlier this year of multiple Illinois Press Association awards, the Republic-Times learned this week that it won the top award in its division for this year’s Southern Illinois…
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