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Early morning arrest at Columbia gas station

Suspects who drove away from an early Friday morning traffic stop attempt in East St. Louis were apprehended at a Columbia gas station. East St. Louis police were in pursuit…

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Friday morning crash in Columbia

Emergency personnel responded about 9:40 a.m. Friday to a two-vehicle crash on Route 3 northbound just south of Veterans Parkway near Columbia High School. The vehicles involved pulled over to…

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Possible bear sighting in Columbia

At about 7:25 p.m. Wednesday, Columbia police responded to a property on Skyline Drive off Old Route 3 after homeowners reported a possible bear sighting in the woods behind their…

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Zoning board OKs Sugar Spring pavilion, with restrictions

Owners of a rural Columbia wedding venue recently destroyed by fire approached the Monroe County Zoning Board of Appeals on Wednesday night to ask that ceremonies and receptions be allowed…

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Wednesday field fire near Renault

Prairie du Rocher and Maeystown fire departments were called shortly after 3 p.m. Wednesday afternoon for a report of a wheat field on fire in the 5500 block of VV…

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Splatter a one-stop creativity shop

After years in the medical industry, Joseph Immethun and his wife Jill decided it was time to combine his business knowledge with a long-standing love for all things creative.  The…

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County talks COVID funds, schools

The Monroe County Board met Tuesday morning and discussed how to handle $6.7 million of recovery funds allotted through the American Rescue Plan Act passed in March. Monroe County Clerk…

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Roider case hearing postponed

A status hearing on the case of Kyle M. Roider, 32, of Waterloo, was postponed until 1 p.m. July 21.  The status hearing was supposed to take place Wednesday, July…

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Welfare of horses a priority for Columbia woman

By EDEN STRATTON For the Republic-Times Nancy McLean, who lives a peaceful existence on her Columbia-based farm, was initially skeptical that her work would make a good story.  However, the…

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Red Bud author’s message: It gets better

Fifteen years ago, a young Jess Anderson submitted a story idea to her English teacher. Now, she has turned this fictional world into her debut novel.  “I actually came up…

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