Community
County board talks EMS services
The Monroe County Board met Tuesday morning at the courthouse in Waterloo. Monroe County Ambulance Director Carla Heise briefed the board on plans to replace aging ambulances that serve the…
Read MoreClean-up under way following fuel spill in Hecker
An environmental contracting firm is working under the observation of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to finalize clean-up of between 2,500 and 3,500 gallons of diesel fuel following a spill that occurred…
Read MoreNew beginning nears for Immaculate Conception Church
It won’t be long now. On Sunday, Jan. 27, parishioners of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church will travel up Father Carl Scherrer Drive on the north end of Columbia and celebrate…
Read MoreFather, two sons die in Mo. hiking incident
A 36-year-old rural Millstadt area man with Waterloo ties and his two young sons died after getting lost on the Ozark Trail in Reynolds County, Mo., late Saturday afternoon as…
Read MoreGarcia put heart, soul into promoting Waterloo
During a visit to her Hanover Road home for an interview a few years ago, this editor had the distinct pleasure of sitting with one of Waterloo’s true stalwarts, Eleanor…
Read MoreBranson hotel worker returns Waterloo man’s lost wallet
With so many stories out there these days of scams, fraud and theft, it’s nice to know there are kind, honest people out there in the world. And one Waterloo…
Read MoreSchneider’s employee was steadying force through change
So much can change in 43 years. Businesses succeed and fail, towns change, the economy fluctuates, and people come and go. But for Rayma Rippelmeyer of Valmeyer, a 43-year employee…
Read MoreR-T editor’s band releases debut album
When Republic-Times editor Corey Saathoff is not busy keeping the community aware of news affecting Monroe County, he’s writing songs and performing them with his original country rock band The…
Read MoreMan collecting old fishing gear for future generations
Bob Wakeman believes every child should have the opportunity to learn how to fish and go fishing with their own fishing gear. So much so, he has started a local…
Read MoreRandom act of kindness
It started with a simple question posted on a social media site: “What if we could honor the 26 lives lost in Newtown with good deeds?” Many people around the…
Read MoreWeekend snow turns county into winter wonderland
The first significant snowfall of the season arrived in Monroe County and surrounding areas on Friday afternoon and lasted through Saturday morning, resulting in various wintry scenes. Fortunately, no major…
Read MoreLocal sisters gave birth to New Year’s babies 50 years ago
The New Year’s Baby is a personification of the start of the new year commonly seen in editorial cartoons. It symbolizes the “birth” of the next year and that the…
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