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Reflecting on a year of COVID
On March 16, 2020, Gov. JB Pritzker announced that all gatherings of 50 or more people must be canceled, closing schools and many businesses in the process. That same day,…
Assessments up slightly this year
The Republic-Times is publishing 2020 property tax assessments for Monroe County in this week’s paper. For a list of locations that sell the newspaper, click here. Monroe County Assessor Carl…
Can the coroner also be mayor?
A question on some voters’ minds ahead of the April consolidated election may be whether Columbia mayoral candidate Bob Hill can serve in that role and his current one as…
Recovery residence planned in Waterloo
Two Monroe County residents are planning to give back in the wake of personal tragedy. Adrian and Leisa Martinez’s daughter, Chloe, died in 2019 due to an accidental overdose. After…
Tuesday night fire in downtown Red Bud
The Red Bud Fire Department responded about 9:35 p.m. Tuesday to a fire in the smokehouse behind The Office Bar & Grill, 123 S. Main Street, Red Bud. Flames were…
Drug overdose save in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded to a mobile home lot in the 500 block of South Main Street in Columbia shortly before 11:30 a.m. Tuesday for an unresponsive 50-year-old woman due to…
Car flees I-255 traffic stop
Police issued an alert for a vehicle that fled a traffic stop attempt on I-255 northbound in Columbia at about 9 p.m. Monday. The vehicle, a white 2008 Dodge Charger…
Monday crash in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded about 4:05 p.m. Monday to a two-vehicle crash on Route 3 southbound at Admiral Weinel Boulevard near Walgreens in Columbia. The vehicles involved were a blue Jeep…
10-digit dialing coming soon
Harrisonville Telephone Company said this week that beginning April 24, all customers in the 618 area code should start dialing the area code plus telephone number for all local calls. “All services,…
Theft at Columbia Walgreens
Columbia police are on the lookout for a dark-colored SUV with temporary tags and a busted right side headlight area after a man stole cigarettes from behind the counter at…