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CHS raises funds through Dixie Grace
As freshman class president at Columbia High School, Ava Denison wanted a fresh fundraising idea. She and CHS freshman class vice president Addison Butler found this through collaborating with Dixie…
Monroe County hosts South Korean investors
Five South Korean companies hoping to expand business operations in Southern Illinois visited with the Monroe County Economic Development Corporation last week. The five companies are part of a Go…
Ameren to build Valmeyer substation
At its meeting last Tuesday night, the Valmeyer Village Board discussed plans to sell land to Ameren to create an electricity power substation. Valmeyer Village Administrator Dennis Knobloch told the…
JB Bridge eastbound closure April 15
The Missouri Department of Transportation announced Thursday the eastbound lanes of I-255 over the Jefferson Barracks Bridge will be closed beginning 8 a.m. this Friday, April 15 as MoDOT begins…
Property assessments up on average
Monroe County property assessments for 2021, as published in this week’s issue of the Republic-Times, are up about 5 percent on average. Monroe County Assessor Carl Wuertz said that when…
Waterloo to approve budget
The Waterloo City Council is expected to approve a new fiscal year budget for the city during its Monday night meeting at City Hall. For the fiscal year starting May…
A look at Waterloo’s first eye doctor
Orlou Reitz, O.D., is featured among the new exhibits this season at the Monroe County History Museum in Waterloo. Reitz was the first optometrist to practice in Waterloo. Coincidentally, the…
Growth in Columbia budget
Columbia City Administrator Doug Brimm presented a budget overview during last Monday’s Columbia City Council meeting. The budget for the City of Columbia’s upcoming fiscal year, like many recent aspects…
State OKs budget, tax relief
It may have taken into the early hours of Saturday morning, but Illinois lawmakers finally passed a $46.5 billion budget for fiscal year 2023 as well as a $4.8 billion…
‘Orbeez challenge’ reported in Columbia
Police were called to a property in the 800 block of Autumn Rise Lane in Columbia shortly before 8:30 p.m. Tuesday after a child playing basketball outside was apparently struck…