City/County
Property tax assessments issued
The much-anticipated property tax assessment listings for Monroe County have been completed and are included in this week’s publication of the Republic-Times newspaper. The assessments were later than normal this…
Read MoreCounty begins to take shape entering 20th Century
This is the next monthly installment of our series looking into the 200-year history ofMonroe County in honor of its Bicentennial. This article examines the years 1880-1900. The two decades…
Read MoreColumbia OKs healthier budget
The Columbia City Council at their second April meeting passed the city’s budget for the 2016-17 fiscal year. “This is the first year since I’ve been here that we’ve had…
Read MoreMain Street Abbey moving ahead
The Columbia City Council on Monday night took another series of steps required to make Main Street Abbey a reality. The council unanimously approved the creation of a redevelopment area…
Read MoreWhere are the assessments?
The Republic-Times has received numerous questions from county citizens asking if they had missed the annual publication of property assessments. Others noted they had not received theirs in the mail.…
Read MoreCounty forms ambulance committee
Monday’s meeting of the Monroe County Board focused on a committee being formed to review a proposal by Red Bud Regional Hospital and its parent company, Community Health Systems, to…
Read MorePark Street closure begins April 15
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced this week that Route 156/Park Street east of Route 3 in Waterloo will be closed to traffic beginning April 15 as part of the…
Read MoreTraining helps CCSI prepare for the worst
Active shooter incidents at schools, movie theaters and shopping malls have become frequent enough incidents in this country that training to respond to them is more prudent now than ever.…
Read MoreRoute 3 work nearing completion
Work is progressing on the widening of Route 3 and other highway improvements in Waterloo as the project remains on schedule to be completed by the end of this year.…
Read MoreColumbia, Dupo partner on development
Good neighbors help each other out. They can make life better for each other. But rarely do they share in the rewards of their relationship in a way the neighboring…
Read MoreMonroe County among healthiest in the state
Monroe County ranks as the third healthiest county in Illinois, according to a recent study. The County Health Rankings are produced by the University of Wisconsin’s Population Health Institute and…
Read MoreMonroe County saw population boom in mid-1800s
This is the third installment in a monthly series looking back on Monroe County as part of its Bicentennial celebration in 2016. This piece examines the period from 1840 to…
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