Government
Gov. Pritzker’s stay at home order
Below are the specifics of Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker’s stay at home order issued Friday, March 20. All first responders, emergency management personnel, law enforcement personnel, health care workers and…
Read MoreCounty talks coronavirus effect
The final hour of Monday’s Monroe County Board meeting was devoted to the coronavirus, with the board approving two measures related to the virus and hearing the latest. The board…
Read MoreAssessments up overall
The Monroe County 2019 property assessments have been out for three weeks now, and the Republic-Times has heard from several readers that their property taxes have increased. Monroe County Assessor…
Read MoreProposed Columbia subdivision plan voted down
Even with COVID-19 concerns, the Columbia City Council meeting Monday had a large crowd on hand to hear the fate of a proposed subdivision near Route 3 and Route 158.…
Read MoreCounty receives project, financial updates
The rapidly changing nature of the current coronavirus environment obviously dominated Monday’s meeting of the Monroe County Board, which can read about on this week’s front page. In other business…
Read MoreSchools, 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 MoreLow voter turnout for primary
Amid concerns about COVID-19, voter turnout was lower than expected across Monroe County for the primary. Not including the fewer than 100 ballots sent to the county’s nursing homes and…
Read MoreMonroe County addresses voting concerns due to coronavirus
Monroe County Clerk and Recorder Jonathan McLean has advice for voters ahead of Tuesday’s primary election amid concerns about the coronavirus, otherwise known as COVID-19. McLean advised people to join…
Read MoreELECTION PREVIEW: Republicans have 3 state rep candidates
Three candidates are vying for the Republican party nomination in the race for 116th District State Representative on March 17 as they seek to unseat Nathan Reitz (D-Steeleville), who was…
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 MoreScheibe aims to keep county safe
The Monroe County Board recently promoted a familiar person to a new position in county government. Former Monroe County Emergency Management Agency Assistant Director Kevin Scheibe became the county’s new…
Read MoreColumbia development vote tabled
Those on hand to hear the fate of a proposed development near the Country Crossings subdivision in Columbia must wait two more weeks for a vote. The vote for approval…
Read More