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Schools, churches, bars and restaurants closed as coronavirus closes in on area
(For the latest article that appeared in the March 18 Republic-Times, click here.) Local churches are the latest to close amid COVID-19 concerns. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Belleville announced…
Read MoreElection volunteers honored to serve
As of Thursday, 349 local residents had voted early at the Monroe County Courthouse ahead of the March 17 primary and another 179 had voted by mail. But those voters…
Read MoreColumbia centenarian celebrated
Longtime Columbia resident Maurice Schneider was treated to several surprises last week for the celebration of his 100th birthday. Schneider was born March 6, 1920, and moved to Columbia from…
Read MoreMonroe County preps for coronavirus
After an individual in St. Clair County was tested for the coronavirus last weekend, leaders from across Monroe County met Tuesday morning to discuss plans to handle the coronavirus outbreak. …
Read MoreWaterloo OKs SRO; AD resigns
The Waterloo School Board unanimously approved an intergovernmental agreement with the Waterloo City Council on Monday that provides for a school resource officer for the district from the Waterloo Police…
Read MoreCounty ready for fish fry season
While many people use Lent as an opportunity to sacrifice some luxury or pleasure, they gain a new one in Monroe County with the advent of Friday fish fry season. …
Read MoreMabel ‘not kaput yet’ after 100 years
Mabel (Boedeker) Nollau has almost reached her goal. She turns 100 this month, which is two years shy of the age her mother lived to and she hopes to beat. …
Read MorePeterstown House work nearly done
Efforts that were announced last January at Waterloo’s historic Peterstown House are finally nearing the completion, meaning the building now looks more like it originally did. Throughout 2019, the Peterstown…
Read MorePool group talks survey results
Waterloo Citizens for a Pool hosted a town hall meeting last Wednesday night in the Waterloo High School auditorium to discuss results of the recent marketing survey completed by Southern…
Read MoreWaterloo is Elsa Strong
For about 4.5 years, Elsa Wiemerslage has been battling a rare form of pediatric cancer called acute myeloid leukemia. And for almost that entire time, Waterloo has been helping Wiemerslage…
Read MoreDurbin: farmers treated unfairly
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) released a statement earlier this month accusing the United States Department of Agriculture of treating Illinois soybean farmers unfairly by playing favorites with trade war…
Read MorePrairie du Rocher plans future
The future of Prairie du Rocher is uncertain, but citizens and local leaders are working to make sure one of the oldest communities begun by French colonists in the United…
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