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Valmeyer ups water rates
The Valmeyer Village Board voted last month to raise rates for its water customers. Valmeyer Mayor Howard Heavner said the village has not raised rates in several years and trustees…
Tornadoes cause damage across Monroe County
Residents of Monroe County and surrounding areas were on high alert as an ominous storm cell moved through the area early Saturday evening, prompting a tornado warning issued by the…
ATM theft in Waterloo
Police are investigating the theft of an undisclosed amount of cash from an ATM early Friday morning in Waterloo. The incident occurred shortly after 2:30 a.m. at First National Bank…
Hog barn fire overnight near Red Bud
Multiple area departments responded early Friday morning to a fire at a hog farm in the 8300 block of LL Road just north of Red Bud in rural Monroe County.…
Blown transformer causes Columbia fire
The Columbia Fire Department responded about 10:15 a.m. Thursday to a fence on fire following a blown transformer behind a residence at 1105 N. Main Street. Upon arrival, a fire…
Person pinned under overturned mower
The Columbia Fire Department and Columbia EMS assisted the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department in responding shortly after 3 p.m. Wednesday to 7677 Triple Lakes Road east of Dupo after…
Randolph, St.Clair County races decided
For our readers in neighboring Randolph and St. Clair counties, there were multiple contested races decided on April 4. While vote-by-mail ballots must be postmarked by April 4, election authorities…
R-T up for more state awards
It looks like the Republic-Times will be adding more state hardware to its office shelves. The Illinois Press Association announced that the newspaper covering Monroe County and surrounding communities since…
Wednesday morning crash in Waterloo
Emergency personnel responded shortly before 7:30 a.m. Wednesday to a two-vehicle crash at Park Street and Moore Street in Waterloo. The initial report is that two people involved in the…
Motorcycle crash in Paderborn
Emergency personnel responded shortly before 5 p.m. Tuesday to the report of a motorcycle crash with possible injury in the 4100 block of Buss Branch Road in rural St. Clair…