Business
County talks economic development
The Monroe County Board discussed a broad range of subjects during its regular Monday session at the Monroe County Courthouse. The board took up a proposed new Monroe County Economic…
Read MoreLocal Clydesdale torches the competition
Meet Robyncroft Fusilier Torch (“Torch”): an intelligent, fun-loving, personable Clydesdale horse weighing almost a ton and displaying beautiful colors and perfect markings. His steady diet of oats, flaxseed, rice bran,…
Read MoreNew brewery captures essence of German culture
What’s the German word for “stubborn?” — No, it’s not “Rahn.” When Monroe County first became a settlement in 1816, plenty of “hartnäckige” Germans made their nesting in the now…
Read MoreR-T wins top SIEA honor
The Republic-Times newspaper, serving Monroe County and surrounding areas for more than 125 years, received the top award in its division at the Southern Illinois Editorial Association’s annual luncheon on…
Read MoreGenerous donation makes dog park a reality
Waterloo Park District Board member Shelby Mathes thought for years that Waterloo needed a dog park, and last year he began work in earnest to try to make it happen.…
Read MoreSchneider’s celebrating 50 years in business
Schneider’s Quality Meats is celebrating 50 years of business in Monroe County. The business began in 1966 when Clayton and Jeannette Schneider opened the doors of a family store in…
Read MoreSt. Joe tavern no closer to reality
An attempt to resurrect the former St. Joe’s tavern met another stumbling block on March 10. The Planning Commission voted 8-6 to deny a zoning change that would allow the…
Read MoreKidney dialysis available locally
Securing state certification was a lengthy administrative struggle for the new Fresenius Medical Care dialysis center off Hamacher Street in Waterloo. But for numerous area citizens, the wait has been…
Read MoreMore new business planned for Columbia
Following Monday night’s Committee of the Whole meeting of the Columbia City Council, the city seems to be several steps closer to welcoming new and expanded businesses in 2016 and…
Read MoreRauner commits to education in budget address
One week after President Barack Obama called for bipartisanship during a speech to legislators in Springfield, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner last Wednesday spoke about his proposed 2017 fiscal year budget…
Read MoreState budget mess draws Obama’s ire
After nine months without a state budget, and deteriorating relationships between Republican governor Bruce Rauner and the Democrat-controlled legislature, even President Barack Obama has joined the ranks of people urging…
Read MoreColumbia’s Main Street merchants feel the magnetism
The scientific measure of the strength of a magnet is “gauss.” And by several measures, a group in Columbia is cranking up the “gauss” there. At least it feels like…
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