Community
High turnout for primary election
Nearly half of Monroe County’s registered voters showed up at the polls Tuesday for the primary election, which determined five local races of interest and two important school tax measures.…
Read MoreElection preview in this week’s R-T
Two Republicans running for state senate Two candidates are vying for the Republican party nomination in the race for 58th District State Senator, as they seek to succeed longtime Republican…
Read MoreR-T editor’s band releases new CD
A band fronted by the editor of the Republic-Times is celebrating the release of its second CD. “Sunset Collapse,” the latest six-song effort by The Trophy Mules, made its debut…
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 MoreSwim by 10 program could be a life saver
There is virtually no limit to the learning offered in the exceptional schools in Monroe County schools. And a pilot program for second graders at Rogers Elementary in Waterloo goes…
Read MoreStudents learn gripping account of Holocaust
Columbia High School students sat unusually silent and uncharacteristically still for 40 minutes on Friday as they listened to Vera Emmons tell the story of her mother, Gerda Luner, and…
Read MoreTo Liberia, with love: Community pitches in to help war-torn country
The African nation of Liberia is forever linked to this area through tragedy, but one local nun is making more positive memories there with assistance from the community. Last week,…
Read MoreMillstadt fires considered suspicious
It was a busy Monday morning for area firefighters, who responded to two suspicious fires along the same road near Millstadt within 30 minutes of each other. Shortly before 6…
Read MoreLeap Day extra special to a few local residents
“Thirty days hath September, April, June and November; Thirty-one most others date, While February has twenty-eight. Except in leap year, that’s the time When February’s days count twenty-nine.” You may…
Read MoreCommunity shows love for little Audrey and Elsa
Support for Audrey The news keeps getting better for a 7-year-old Zahnow Elementary student who underwent surgery to remove a brain tumor late last year and encountered various complications as…
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…
Read MoreLocal dog, handler competing in national event
Columbia dog handler Sue Phillips and her miniature schnauzer, Rudi, are headed to the big show — the Westminster Agility Championship, held annually in conjunction with the Westminster Kennel Club…
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