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Waterloo 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…
Read MoreDriver services facility moving in Waterloo
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 MoreMRTD back on the road
Representatives of the Monroe Randolph Transit District updated the Monroe County Board Tuesday on the status of operations following a shutdown late last year due to lack of funds. The…
Read MoreLights to keep downtown Waterloo glowing
Positive feedback on the strands of Christmas lights over the streets around the courthouse has prompted the Waterloo City Council to illuminate downtown year-round. The council on Monday night approved…
Read MoreStudents warm hearts of Garden Place residents
Dwight Barbeau lives out his days in Reflections at Garden Place Senior Living in Columbia, reminiscing about when he would zip around the Belle-Clair Speedway with the nickname “Cyclone.” “They…
Read MoreBoy scouts experience winter break in the Rockies
While friends and family enjoyed hot chocolate, candy canes and the warmth of a fireplace during Christmas break, 10 scouts and six adults braved the harsh Rocky Mountain winter. Members…
Read MoreColumbia considering new soccer park
The Columbia City Council’s Committee of the Whole heard from a representative of the St. Louis Steamers Soccer Club on Monday night about a proposition for a two-field turf soccer…
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