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Tracking graduated income tax history
With early voting underway and Election Day less than a month away, one of the main concerns with the graduated income tax amendment on Illinois’ ballot is that it would…
Fair winds, Admiral Trost
Monroe County residents may not know much about Admiral Carlisle A.H. Trost, but they have almost certainly driven on one of the numerous streets named after him. A Valmeyer native,…
County talks highway grants, COVID funds
Monroe County Engineer Aaron Metzger received the go-ahead to apply for grants to connect sidewalks in Waterloo and raise Bluff Road from floodwaters during Monday’s meeting of the Monroe County…
Columbia talks trail, subdivision
The Columbia City Council met in regular session Monday night to discuss new and existing subdivisions. Columbia Mayor Kevin Hutchinson was not in attendance due to a personal matter. Ward…
Police dispatch disconnect in Dupo
Dupo Police Chief Kevin Smith blames a dispatching disconnect with St. Clair County for an incident this summer that prompted an investigative report from a TV news station. Rose and…
Car stolen in Columbia recovered in St. Louis
The St. Louis County Police Department notified Columbia police late last week that a car reported stolen recently in Columbia was recovered in their venue. The car, a silver 2014…
Two injured in ATV crash near Millstadt
Millstadt Fire Department and EMS personnel were called to 1732 Kropp west of Millstadt for a report of two males trapped under a side-by-side, multi-passenger ATV around 4:10 p.m. Tuesday.…
Oak Hill outbreak results in 8 deaths
Monroe County Health Department Administrator John Wagner said, as of Monday, a total of eight residents at Oak Hill Senior Living & Rehabilitation in Waterloo have now died from the…
R-T wins top SIEA honors
Following news earlier this year of multiple Illinois Press Association awards, the Republic-Times learned this week that it won the top award in its division for this year’s Southern Illinois…
Route 3 road work in Randolph County
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that Route 3 from First Street in Ruma north to the Monroe County line will be intermittently restricted beginning Oct. 5. These lane restrictions…