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Columbia police chief retiring
Columbia Police Chief Jerry Paul told the Republic-Times this week that he is officially retiring on Jan. 31, 2021. Paul, 53, has served as chief for nearly five years. Prior…
Stolen vehicle, thefts in Columbia
Columbia police are investigating a stolen vehicle and thefts from unlocked vehicles in town early Wednesday morning. A white 2014 Buick four-door sedan was stolen from the 300 block of…
Vehicle thefts under investigation in Monroe County
Within the last three weeks, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department has taken reports of two stolen Ford F250 pickup trucks along with a camper south of Waterloo. On Oct. 23,…
Columbia residents squawk about chickens
(Editor’s note: Portions of this article from last week were inadvertently cut from the print edition, so we are running the segment about backyard chickens again in full with added…
COVID fatigue changes attitudes
November marks the eighth month since the novel coronavirus pandemic began causing shutdowns across the country, upending life as we knew it. In the months since, as the disease has…
Election went ‘pretty smooth’ in Monroe County
It may have taken days for America to find out who won the presidential election and a few senate races, and there are legal battles over some results, but tabulating…
Where does leftover campaign money go?
In our Oct. 21 edition, the Republic-Times reported on the campaign donations and expenditures for five key local, state and federal races. The election is over in all those contests,…
Final election results
The Republic-Times reported election results as of press time last Tuesday night, though few of the races except those in Monroe County were final. This week, all are, and there…
Virus forcing schools to pivot
Local schools are making tough decisions as the COVID pandemic affects students, teachers and staff. Waterloo Superintendent of Schools Brian Charron notified parents Saturday that students in grades 6-12 may…
Waterloo police pension fund on the rise
The Waterloo City Council learned at its Nov. 2 meeting that more tax money may need to be levied to fund police pensions going forward. During a presentation of the…