Business
Chamber award winner is truly ‘from home’
The Waterloo Chamber of Commerce has named Glen Lutz as the latest recipient of its coveted Community Service Award. By day, Lutz is a senior vice president at First National…
Read MoreState Bank building Columbia branch
State Bank of Waterloo has applied to the FDIC for permission to open a branch in Columbia. The step is a formality, according to bank president and CEO Kevin Day,…
Read MoreMain Street Abbey plan OK’d
The Columbia City Council gave the green light on Monday to Gregg Crawford’s Main Street Abbey Re-Development Plan, making the project officially a go. “He has the ability to start…
Read MoreLocal service dog trainer is rare breed
By SEAN MCGOWAN For the Republic-Times As the founder of Service Dog Academy, Mary McNeight, 39, brings nearly 10 years of experience in medical alert service dog training to Monroe…
Read MoreProgressive Family Care opens at 11 South
Following close behind a new urgent care, Progressive Family Care opened its new office last week inside the 11 South medical complex on Sand Bank Road in Columbia. The new…
Read MoreStudents warm hearts of Garden Place residents
Dwight Barbeau lives out his days in Reflections at Garden Place Senior Living in Columbia, reminiscing about when he would zip around the Belle-Clair Speedway with the nickname “Cyclone.” “They…
Read MoreEvergreen Pointe growing quickly near Oak Hill
If you haven’t driven past the Oak Hill senior care center recently, you’re in for a surprise next time you do. After weeks of earnest site preparation, excavation, concrete pad…
Read MoreFast Fitness Boot Camp coming to Waterloo
Valerie Skinner and her husband, Chad, started Fast Fitness Boot Camp in 2011 to give people a unique group workout and fat loss experience. With two locations in Glen Carbon…
Read MoreReward offered in jewelry store burglary
A $2,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest in connection with the Dec. 20 smash-and-grab burglary at JSR Jewelry in Waterloo. Waterloo police were dispatched at…
Read MoreUrgent 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 the new, five-story 11 South…
Read MoreMystic Oak rebuilds after devastating fire
Shortly after a devastating fire engulfed old log cabins and destroyed 40 golf carts at Mystic Oak golf course, the Waterloo business began to pick up the remnants and rebuild.…
Read MoreFilm shot in Columbia is Henderson’s Last
A movie filmed last year in Columbia took on added significance last week, as it will be the last to feature TV and film icon Florence Henderson. Henderson, who stars…
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