Business
City getting new electric switching station
The Waterloo City Council last week amended a power sales contract with the Illinois Municipal Electric Agency and Ameren to extend an additional transmission delivery point to Waterloo. A new…
Read MoreHecker mulls HSS homes
The Hecker Zoning Board of Appeals last week voted 5-2 to recommend approving a special use request by Human Support Services to permit occupancy of four unrelated adults in each…
Read MoreWe have a new Media Store!
The Republic-Times is proud to announce the launch of its brand new Media Store. The new Republic-Times/MyCapture Media Store now allows customers to purchase prints, personalized photo products, t-shirts and…
Read MoreRural Columbia farm provides sod for St. Louis soccer match
Two of the top professional soccer teams in the world will be playing on grass grown in Monroe County when they face off Saturday at the Edward Jones Dome in…
Read MoreRuggeri is new HSMC director
The Humane Society of Monroe County will be headed by a face familiar to Monroe Countians and animal lovers alike. Debbie Ruggeri has been named its executive director. “I am…
Read MoreR-T awarded Best Website, takes home other state awards
The Republic-Times newspaper, covering Monroe County and surrounding areas since 1890, won a handful of state awards this week. The Illinois Press Association handed out hardware for its Excellence in…
Read MoreDialysis center closer to reality
A project already more than three years in the making, Monroe County moved a significant step forward in the development of a dialysis center in Waterloo. The Illinois Health Facilities…
Read MoreWaterloo Schnucks part of areawide security breach
The Waterloo Schnucks location may have been part of an areawide security breach reported this week in connection with a rash of credit and debit card thefts across the region.…
Read MoreSinkhole victim sues golf course
The Missouri man who fell into a sinkhole while golfing at Annbriar Golf Course in Waterloo earlier this month filed suit this week. The plaintiff, Mark Mihal, claims that during…
Read MoreWaterloo native creates helpful new web app
Proper usage of the words “there,” “their” and “they’re” won’t be a problem if you use a new web application created by a 1997 Waterloo High School graduate. Jason Braun,…
Read MoreR-T offers new online coupons, classifieds
The Republic-Times recently announced two new community resources available through its website, www.republictimes.net. On March 1, an “RT-Savers” online coupon page was made available (republictimes.net/rt-savers). The coupons offer a new…
Read MoreHuman Support Services celebrates 40 years
A milestone for one organization may have recently gone unnoticed by most in Monroe County. But to the countless lives of those it has touched over the years, it most…
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