City/County
Waterloo City Council hears road project updates
The Waterloo City Council received status updates on an ongoing road project and took steps for the start of another during its meeting on Monday night. Waterloo Director of Public…
Read MoreLongtime clerk’s office worker calls it quits
Family is important to Bette Hoffmann. And that’s why she thoroughly enjoyed her job in the Monroe County Circuit Clerk’s Office at the courthouse for so many years. “It’s like…
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 MoreApril 9, 2013 Election Results
Below are the results of the April 9, 2013 area municipal election broken down by city or village. For additional results, click here. These are the results from Tuesday’s races,…
Read MoreElection Preview on stands Wednesday!
April 9, locals will be heading to the polls for this year’s municipal elections. This week’s Republic-Times newspaper features candidate profiles and an election preview, so you are informed when…
Read MoreExplore Columbia trails plan gets council OK
By ANDREA DEGENHART and COREY SAATHOFF For the Republic-Times The Columbia City Council during its March 18 meeting incorporated the “Explore Columbia” bicycle and pedestrian transportation improvement plan as an…
Read MoreA look back at Columbia Main Street… 70 years ago
At the end of March 1943, citizens of Columbia had just heard news of the latest weapon released by the U.S. War Department: the bazooka. The last few days of…
Read MoreCounty chosen for new Smithsonian sports exhibit
Fresh off the heels of a very successful “The Way We Worked” exhibit displayed last year, the History Museum of Monroe County has been selected as one of six locations…
Read MoreColumbia mayoral, clerk candidates face off in debate
Columbia Mayor Kevin Hutchinson and challenger Brad Oberkfell squared off in a debate last Tuesday that was sponsored by Progress for Columbia and endorsed by the Columbia Chamber of Commerce.…
Read MoreValmeyer Fire Department celebrates 75 years
By ROBYN DEXTER and COREY SAATHOFF For the Republic-Times The Valmeyer Fire Department marked its 75th anniversary Saturday night with a ceremony at St. Mary’s Parish Center. Not only did…
Read MoreColumbia moves closer on Brockland
During a Committee of the Whole meeting of the Columbia City Council Monday night, the proposed new Brockland auto dealership on Old State Route 3 north of Columbia was discussed.…
Read MoreMan falls in sinkhole at Annbriar Golf Course
It was a typical Friday at Annbriar Golf Course in Waterloo when general manager Russ Nobbe received a phone call in the pro shop. “They said somebody fell in the…
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