Community
New Waterloo mural to reflect local history
Paintings tell stories and that’s exactly what Waterloo Mayor Tom Smith wants the city’s latest new mural project to do. Driving or walking past K&D Printing, 107 North Main Street,…
Read MoreSchool enrollment down
The calendar says it is Aug. 25, but the weather feels like it’s Sept. 25. Either way, school has started, and with it, enrollment numbers across the area have rolled…
Read MoreSenior centers to reopen Monday
With the signing of legislation by Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner that allows the state to release more than $5 billion in federal money that had been held up due to…
Read MoreCross-town soccer match dedicated to Epplin
When cross-town rivals Waterloo and Gibault square off on the soccer pitch to open the season this coming Monday, it will be more than just a game. Waterloo players got…
Read MoreWaterloo still hoping to make dog park a reality
They may be down, but don’t count them out. After an initial positive meeting about putting in a dog park at Waterloo’s Lakeview Park, rising costs seemed to have derailed…
Read MoreRoute 3 project moving along in Waterloo
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 2016. Illinois…
Read MoreHartman honored for dedication to 4-H
The familiar 4-H symbol represents the organization’s four foundations: Head, Heart, Hands and Health. In Monroe County, it seems fitting to add a fifth “H” for Hartman. Joann Hartman, her…
Read MoreGibault grad lands dream job with Cardinals
When the Republic-Times learned that 2006 Gibault Catholic High School graduate Kevin Seats, who this spring received a Doctorate in Geophysics from Stanford University, had been hired by the St.…
Read MoreWaterloo boy spreads positive message in D.C.
Aside from diets, most people are able to eat or drink whatever they please without much thought about what it will do to their body. This is not the case…
Read MoreBicentennial plans starting to take shape
Monroe County is 199 years old this year and preparations to properly celebrate its 200th anniversary are accelerating. A growing group of dedicated volunteers, headed up by co-chairmen Dennis Knobloch…
Read MoreHerr Waterloo Deutsche Kapela
For those who haven’t mastered the unofficial second language of Monroe County – German – the headline of this article translates to “Mr. Waterloo German Band.” It describes Harry Wolf,…
Read MoreMonroe County gives fond farewell to Sari
As Monroe County gathered together, in body and in spirit, Saturday to say goodbye to Sari, it was apparent just what a treasure we had in our midst. At a…
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