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Waterloo named safest city in Illinois
Waterloo has been named the safest city in Illinois by the National Council for Home Safety and Security. The National Council for Home Safety and Security is a national trade…
Read MoreSevere weather strikes region
Severe weather moved through the area in two waves Tuesday evening into early Wednesday morning. Monroe County made it through the storms relatively unscathed. There was quarter-sized hail reported in…
Read MoreFamily is main ingredient in sausage making process
There’s both an art and science that go into making tasty sausage, and it requires no small amount of manpower. All three ingredients come together in a Matzenbacher family tradition…
Read MoreSupport pours in for new MCSD police dog
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department’s K-9 program began in 1996 when Dyk joined as deputy Bob Young’s partner. It continued — and blossomed — when Sari joined as Jim Lansing’s…
Read MoreIDOT drops Gateway Connector project
The Illinois Department of Transportation has issued a notice abolishing the proposed Gateway Connector as a protected corridor, it was learned this week. A publication of this notice will appear…
Read MoreColumbia woman fights through breast cancer
Paula Hutchinson is a fighter. Known at Helping Strays as the organization’s president, the 49-year-old Columbia woman continues to show excitement for activities and fundraisers taking place through the shelter.…
Read MoreWaterloo family to appear on Family Feud
The Shaffer family will bring new meaning to the name Family Feud when they appear on the classic TV game show on Friday, Feb. 17. “All they kept telling us…
Read More‘Buy a Heart, Save a Heart’ at Helping Strays
Helping Strays volunteer Mary Potts initiated a unique Valentines Day fundraiser, hoping the community’s hearts would go out to some of the neediest animals in the shelter. “It’s taking off…
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 MoreSheriff gives update on MCSD operations
“If we had an unlimited budget, it would be simple,” Monroe County Sheriff Neal Rohlfing told the Republic-Times Monday. “But we don’t. Our goal, therefore, is to provide the absolute…
Read MoreDriver services facility moving
Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White officially announced Monday that the driver services facility in Waterloo will relocate from its current space at 511 Illinois Avenue to 1335 Jamie Lane…
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…
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