Government
New MCSD K-9 Unit Ready To Protect And Serve
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department recently welcomed the first of two new K-9 units to its force, and the team has already hit the ground running. Deputy Justin Mendenhall and…
Read MoreArea mayors air state budget woes in Belleville
Mayors of 11 area municipalities joined forces in Belleville Wednesday, at the city hall there, to express dismay over proposed cuts in the State’s Local Government Distributive Fund that would…
Read MoreOne Vote Matters in Valmeyer
Every vote counts. Case in point: just one vote decided the race between Kyle Duffy and Tim Valentine for an open seat on the Valmeyer Village Board last Tuesday. Amidst…
Read MoreRoute 3 Project Continues
Despite some recent bouts of stormy weather, an Illinois Department of Transportation engineer said the project to widen and add other traffic improvements to Route 3 in Waterloo remains on…
Read MoreFour Elected to Waterloo School Board; Columbia Tax Defeated
Four were elected to the Waterloo School Board and a proposed non-home rule sales tax of .25 percent failed by a wide margin in Columbia as a result of Tuesday’s…
Read MoreColumbia Sales Tax, Other Races
Columbia voters will be asked to approve a non-home rule .25 percent sales tax on eligible merchandise to provide funds for high priority infrastructure projects, focusing on street, bridge, sidewalk…
Read MoreAssessments up slightly overall
Property tax assessments for Monroe County have been announced, and a complete list appears exclusively in this week’s issue of the Republic-Times newspaper. Letters of assessment will also go in…
Read MoreLongtime Waterloo fire chief retiring
Waterloo Fire Chief Mark “Yogi” Yeager is retiring effective Jan. 29, ending a generation of success. Yeager, who turned 57 on New Year’s Day, has served as Waterloo’s fire chief…
Read MoreNew state laws to take effect Jan. 1
Jan. 1 is the default date for a new law to become effective in Illinois if there is no language specifying when it will become effective. Notable laws taking effect…
Read MoreWaterloo resolves zoning dispute
Following an executive session, the Waterloo City Council on Monday approved the settlement of a zoning dispute with the owners of a lot at 614 Hamacher Street near Mystic Oak…
Read MoreRepublicans sweep county races
The results are in, and a mighty Republican wave swept through Monroe County — and much of the state — on Tuesday night. With all election totals in, Republican Neal…
Read MoreEx-employee files unlawful termination suit against county assessor
A former employee of the Monroe County Assessor’s Office filed a lawsuit against Monroe County Assessor Carl Wuertz in federal court this week alleging unlawful termination and a violation of…
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