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Fults post office closed
United States Post Office mail customers in Fults will now need to direct any questions to the post office in Valmeyer. One local resident told the Republic-Times that the Fults…
Lawsuit over Waterloo development
A local contractor is facing a lawsuit and has filed a countersuit. In court documents filed June 12 in Monroe County Circuit Court, Silver Creek Phase II Development LLC, which…
Fuel tax increases July 1
Illinois residents will see an increase at the pump starting July 1. That’s when an automatic annual Motor Fuel Tax increases to account for inflation. The tax currently stands at…
R-T print rates rising July 1
Starting July 1, The Republic-Times newspaper will raise its print subscription rates to $40 per year in-county and $48 out-of-county. The reason for this increase is directly related to a…
Gas leak in Waterloo
The Waterloo Fire Department responded at about 1:30 p.m. Sunday to the report of a gas leak in the kitchen of a residence in the 200 block of North Library…
Early morning fire in Red Bud
The Red Bud Fire Department was called to a shed fire in the 3800 block of Doyle Road at 5:15 a.m. Sunday. The Hecker Fire Department assisted Red Bud with…
Semi fire on Route 3 in Waterloo
The Waterloo police and fire departments, Monroe County EMS and Monroe County Sheriff’s Department responded about 3:10 p.m. Friday for a semi tractor-trailer on fire on Route 3 just north…
Skid steer fire east of Waterloo
The Waterloo Fire Department responded shortly before 4:45 p.m. Thursday to a skid steer on fire near a building in the 4700 block of Bohleysville Road east of Waterloo. The…
Thursday injury crash in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded about 4:45 p.m. Thursday to a two-vehicle crash with injuries at the intersection of Ghent and Palmer roads near the ramp to Route 3/I-255 in Columbia. Responding…
Carbon dioxide leak at Waterloo McDonald’s
The Waterloo Fire Department responded at about 9:30 a.m. Thursday to a carbon dioxide alarm sounding at McDonald’s, located at 176 Marketplace Drive. The fire department cleared the scene by…